Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (23 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 12AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 329 | 432 | 472 | 340 | 940 | 838 | 833 | 770 | 375 | 1190 | 1001 | 932 | 679 | 480 | 396 | 322 | 233 | 164 | 120 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:49AM1.41m | 2:04PM1.62m | 2:20AM1.54m | 2:35PM1.76m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:46PM0.36m | 7:48AM0.28m | 8:17PM0.21m | 8:19AM0.16m | 8:47PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 58 | 55 | 42 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 375 | 1190 | 1001 | 932 | 679 | 480 | 396 | 322 | 233 | 164 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 331 | 35 | 39 | 40 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 45 | 120 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | NE 5 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | S 13 | SE 10 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 24 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 329 | 432 | 472 | 340 | 940 | 838 | 833 | 770 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 14 | 35 | 60 | 58 | 70 | 128 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 104 | 137 | 259 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 1141 | 804 | 104 | 103 | 75 | 68 | 103 | 585 | 301 | 103 | 75 | 5 |
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