Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 1PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed morning, strong winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 435 | 487 | 517 | 931 | 1044 | 1012 | 905 | 646 | 536 | 427 | 366 | 286 | 214 | 166 | 127 | 152 | 156 | 46 | 36 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:38PM1.72m | 5:54AM1.53m | 6:14PM1.55m | 6:33AM1.38m | 6:56PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:23AM0.07m | 11:49PM0.15m | 11:58AM0.21m | 00:27AM0.31m | 12:39PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 435 | 487 | 517 | 931 | 1044 | 1012 | 905 | 646 | 536 | 427 | 366 | 286 | 214 | 166 | 127 | 152 | 156 | 46 | 36 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 17 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 86 | 64 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | E 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 9 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 14 | 22 | 14 | 41 | 49 | 66 | 109 | 215 | 305 | 312 | 372 | 167 | 155 | 362 | 476 | 595 | 495 | 522 | 574 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 795 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 95 | 75 | 68 | 68 | 145 | 602 | 615 | 795 | 615 | 226 | 226 | 226 | 316 | 586 | 335 | 329 | 300 | 140 |
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