Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (13 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 8AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri night, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Mon 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 196 | 194 | 155 | 148 | 117 | 115 | 91 | 93 | 194 | 141 | 78 | 69 | 75 | 145 | 518 | 619 | 543 | 508 | 400 | 299 | 290 | 222 | 195 | 453 | 420 | 336 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:20AM1.46m | 5:27PM1.46m | 5:52AM1.38m | 5:58PM1.36m | 6:30AM1.28m | 6:35PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:09PM0.22m | 11:20AM0.33m | 11:40PM0.31m | 11:53AM0.44m | 00:15AM0.40m | 12:32PM0.55m | 00:58AM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | 6:32 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 9 | S 14 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 7 | S 12 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 196 | 194 | 155 | 148 | 117 | 115 | 91 | 93 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 62 | 49 | 103 | 518 | 619 | 543 | 508 | 400 | 299 | 290 | 222 | 93 | 130 | 420 | 336 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | ENE 4 | SSW 7 | ENE 4 | S 12 | S 11 | — | SW 11 | S 14 | SW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | SSW 12 | — | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 23 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 20 | 4 | 8 | 69 | 68 | 50 | 49 | 66 | 47 | 33 | 32 | — | — | — | 195 | — | 73 | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | S 13 | SSW 7 | S 11 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 59 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 20 | 20 | 75 | 145 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | — | — | S 6 | S 3 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 5 | 10 | — | — | 13 | 11 | 156 | 194 | 141 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 26 | 50 | 143 | 186 | 200 | 218 | 453 | 518 | 427 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 75 | 75 | 103 | 103 | 181 | 769 | 259 | 181 | 114 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 103 | 816 | 103 | 75 | 52 | 75 | 103 | 816 | 103 | 54 | 68 | 0 | 0 |
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