Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (30 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 10PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 30). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 204 | 141 | 101 | 101 | 84 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 30 | 42 | 67 | 67 | 63 | 99 | 72 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:07PM1.50m | 6:37AM1.39m | 6:57PM1.32m | 7:46AM1.25m | 8:15PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:21AM0.30m | 12:44PM0.44m | 1:16AM0.46m | 1:59PM0.61m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 141 | 141 | 101 | 101 | 84 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 335 | 270 | 196 | 163 | 147 | 99 | 72 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 30 | 12 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 42 | 67 | 67 | 63 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 8 | SW 13 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 8 | SW 11 | S 14 | S 15 | ESE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 18 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 55 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 204 | 223 | 295 | 323 | 302 | 302 | 406 | 443 | 397 | 408 | 429 | 430 | 707 | 5 | 24 | 40 | 52 | 78 | 69 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 769 | 596 | 585 | 408 | 150 | 230 | 585 | 586 | 460 | 330 | 114 | 114 | 3 | 52 | 226 | 258 | 259 | 52 | 52 |
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