Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 5PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 405 | 431 | 434 | 434 | 434 | 424 | 415 | 398 | 445 | 362 | 232 | 599 | 665 | 665 | 586 | 526 | 526 | 539 | 551 | 513 | 463 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:33AM1.07m | 10:56PM1.07m | 12:15PM1.18m | 00:45AM1.20m | 1:18PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05PM0.73m | 5:32AM0.65m | 6:38PM0.61m | 6:56AM0.49m | 7:35PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 13 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 405 | 431 | 434 | 434 | 434 | 424 | 415 | 398 | 445 | 362 | 232 | 599 | 665 | 665 | 586 | 526 | 526 | 539 | 551 | 513 | 463 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 22 | S 21 |
| kJ | 6 | 11 | 19 | 27 | 54 | 72 | 74 | 94 | 94 | 145 | 60 | 44 | 32 | 22 | 14 | 33 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSE 8 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 75 | 55 | 82 | 51 | 46 | 34 | 5 | 14 | 5 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 9 | NE 4 | ENE 9 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | E 9 | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 367 | 40 | 845 | 46 | 35 | 54 | 690 | — | — | 93 | 415 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 816 | 1127 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 75 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 75 | 103 | 103 | 24 | 763 | 313 |
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