Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (12 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 11PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.4m 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 (12 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed night, min 21°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue morning, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 28 | 28 | 85 | 85 | 127 | 214 | 205 | 245 | 160 | 145 | 105 | 125 | 133 | 127 | 105 | 224 | 225 | 230 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:26PM1.79m | 4:40AM1.65m | 4:51PM1.70m | 5:05AM1.58m | 5:16PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:34PM0.05m | 10:40AM0.10m | 10:59PM0.12m | 11:07AM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 27 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | S 5 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 29 | 28 | 463 | 257 | 188 | 122 | 78 | 112 | 138 | 138 | 145 | 105 | 125 | 133 | 127 | 105 | 5 | 225 | 230 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 28 | 85 | 85 | 115 | 87 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 62 | 35 | 18 | 40 | 61 | 61 | 11 | 33 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 16 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | — | SW 14 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 13 | S 5 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 25 | 9 | 20 | 8 | — | 8 | 10 | 51 | 52 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 527 | 547 | 714 | 22 | 90 | 127 | 214 | 205 | 245 | 160 | 115 | — | — | — | — | — | 224 | 23 | 53 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 216 | 114 | 28 | 181 | 52 | 104 | 162 | 259 | 181 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 103 | 586 | 5 | 68 | 68 |
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