Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 7PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 427 | 354 | 673 | 810 | 664 | 664 | 747 | 599 | 599 | 755 | 599 | 551 | 561 | 758 | 804 | 576 | 377 | 384 | 377 | 325 | 325 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:15PM1.18m | 00:45AM1.20m | 1:18PM1.38m | 1:37AM1.36m | 1:59PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:38PM0.61m | 6:56AM0.49m | 7:35PM0.43m | 7:42AM0.33m | 8:13PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 427 | 354 | 422 | 664 | 664 | 664 | 599 | 599 | 16 | 599 | 599 | 551 | 561 | 522 | 472 | 424 | 377 | 384 | 377 | 325 | 325 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 75 | 124 | 246 | 45 | 33 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 114 | 110 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | SW 15 | S 19 |
| kJ | 15 | 75 | 60 | 54 | 51 | 46 | 34 | 33 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 4 | E 10 | E 9 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | E 9 | NNE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | 11 | 673 | 810 | 42 | 44 | 747 | 44 | 599 | 755 | — | 38 | 208 | 758 | 804 | 576 | 359 | 243 | 163 | 88 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 103 | 103 | 75 | 68 | 68 | 107 | 75 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 131 | 257 | 329 | 181 | 133 | 104 | 226 | 906 | 0 | 16 |
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