Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 6AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue afternoon, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 194 | 228 | 186 | 202 | 325 | 87 | 87 | 79 | 76 | 76 | 55 | 52 | 51 | 92 | 136 | 204 | 309 | 549 | 744 | 669 | 808 | 560 | 428 | 370 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:52AM1.64m | 3:06PM1.85m | 3:24AM1.71m | 3:39PM1.89m | 3:57AM1.73m | 4:13PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:51AM0.06m | 9:19PM-0.01m | 9:24AM-0.00m | 9:51PM-0.05m | 9:58AM-0.02m | 10:25PM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 194 | 228 | 186 | 28 | 31 | 81 | 79 | 64 | 53 | 32 | 55 | 52 | 51 | 36 | 136 | 204 | 40 | 35 | 33 | 47 | 4 | 560 | 428 | 370 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 34 | 35 | 24 | 16 | 25 | 25 | 79 | 76 | 76 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 42 | 41 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 220 | 181 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSE 8 | NE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 8 | SW 9 | — | — | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 37 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | — | — | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 202 | 325 | 87 | 87 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 41 | 92 | — | — | 309 | 549 | 744 | 669 | 808 | 235 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 33 | 181 | 226 | 259 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 259 | 602 | 52 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 52 | 104 | 258 | 181 | 33 | 28 | 52 |
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