Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 1PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 599 | 601 | 614 | 627 | 632 | 641 | 535 | 569 | 929 | 576 | 450 | 384 | 384 | 384 | 325 | 325 | 318 | 362 | 450 | 505 | 205 | 207 | 207 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:18PM1.38m | 1:37AM1.36m | 1:59PM1.56m | 2:15AM1.50m | 2:33PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:56AM0.49m | 7:35PM0.43m | 7:42AM0.33m | 8:13PM0.27m | 8:17AM0.19m | 8:45PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 599 | 601 | 614 | 627 | 632 | 641 | 535 | 484 | 432 | 443 | 450 | 384 | 384 | 384 | 325 | 325 | 318 | 362 | 63 | 57 | 205 | 207 | 207 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 14 | 33 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 134 | 110 | 53 | 100 | 77 | 65 | 139 | 57 | 43 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 20 | S 19 | SW 19 | S 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSE 7 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 34 | 11 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 7 | 14 | 45 | 33 | 33 | 53 | 452 | 60 | 118 | 108 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 6 | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 44 | 52 | — | — | — | 20 | 160 | 569 | 929 | 576 | 377 | 249 | 194 | 261 | 72 | — | 5 | 5 | 450 | 505 | 91 | 72 | 71 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 75 | 103 | 162 | 0 | 212 | 258 | 329 | 329 | 133 | 181 | 133 | 24 | 52 | 28 | 5 | 75 | 103 | 585 | 586 | 103 | 103 | 103 |
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