Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 4AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2039 | 1435 | 551 | 476 | 413 | 304 | 252 | 186 | 211 | 127 | 106 | 84 | 84 | 93 | 98 | 100 | 125 | 613 | 531 | 361 | 294 | 304 | 494 | 57 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:19PM1.12m | 00:32AM1.12m | 1:03PM1.29m | 1:15AM1.27m | 1:34PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:29AM0.70m | 6:32PM0.70m | 6:37AM0.57m | 7:14PM0.53m | 7:15AM0.42m | 7:46PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 1013 | 725 | 551 | 476 | 413 | 304 | 252 | 186 | 211 | 127 | 96 | 81 | 61 | 93 | 98 | 100 | 125 | 613 | 531 | 361 | 294 | 76 | 58 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | SSW 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 36 | 39 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 40 | 24 | 28 | 106 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 67 | 67 | 71 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SW 12 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 39 | 23 | 13 | 31 | 30 | 17 | 102 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 4 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 6 | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 6 |
| kJ | 2039 | 1435 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 22 | 52 | — | 16 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 304 | 494 | 160 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 33 | 24 | 52 | 259 | 103 | 75 | 257 | 114 | 106 | 68 | 257 | 769 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 133 | 1184 | 104 | 104 | 164 |
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