Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 1AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 210 | 207 | 207 | 332 | 280 | 280 | 234 | 196 | 192 | 159 | 127 | 125 | 127 | 136 | 156 | 133 | 136 | 148 | 151 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:33PM1.71m | 2:48AM1.61m | 3:03PM1.80m | 3:18AM1.68m | 3:32PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:45PM0.15m | 8:48AM0.09m | 9:14PM0.06m | 9:18AM0.03m | 9:42PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 210 | 207 | 207 | 332 | 280 | 280 | 234 | 196 | 192 | 159 | 127 | 125 | 127 | 127 | 130 | 133 | 136 | 148 | 151 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 58 | 58 | 58 | 45 | 44 | 32 | 32 | 82 | 81 | 79 | 75 | 40 | 38 | 136 | 156 | 62 | 47 | 47 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SSE 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 60 | 118 | 44 | 168 | 144 | 138 | 85 | 32 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 74 | 43 | 36 | 35 | 93 | 89 | 60 | 60 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | S 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 62 | 58 | 64 | 70 | 40 | — | — | 72 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 25 | 22 | 15 | 10 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 103 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 226 | 586 | 259 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 16 | 24 | 33 |
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