Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (01 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 8AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 01). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun morning, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SE 9 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | E 7 | S 6 | ESE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 36 | 30 | 41 | 67 | 67 | 64 | 99 | 50 | 62 | 39 | 54 | 128 | 159 | 94 | 117 | 69 | 69 | 72 | 100 | 339 | 125 | 158 | 151 | 62 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 7:46AM1.25m | 8:15PM1.15m | 9:40AM1.18m | 10:27PM1.09m | 11:36AM1.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:16AM0.46m | 1:59PM0.61m | 2:41AM0.58m | 4:11PM0.69m | 4:45AM0.60m | 6:07PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 10 | S 10 | E 10 | S 9 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 310 | 250 | 210 | 155 | 120 | 91 | 65 | 50 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 128 | 159 | 94 | 117 | 68 | 38 | 35 | 100 | 48 | 125 | 41 | 66 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 5 | S 6 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 10 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 36 | 19 | 41 | 67 | 67 | 64 | 99 | 41 | 43 | 37 | 17 | 31 | 31 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 69 | 72 | 20 | 3 | 43 | 5 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SE 11 | SE 8 | SW 11 | SW 15 | S 14 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 9 | E 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SE 9 | — | E 8 | SSW 10 | S 18 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 14 | 30 | 17 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 14 | 23 | 54 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 22 | 3 | — | 1 | 10 | 6 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 589 | 481 | 1 | 9 | 44 | 74 | 130 | 92 | 62 | 39 | 20 | 42 | 115 | 22 | 41 | 69 | 52 | 69 | 82 | 339 | 86 | 158 | 151 | 200 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 3 | 133 | 257 | 259 | 52 | 52 | 181 | 181 | 52 | 104 | 259 | 226 | 103 | 103 | 104 | 114 | 259 | 313 | 316 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 |
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