Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (23 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 10PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 401 | 1190 | 1121 | 941 | 762 | 638 | 456 | 383 | 277 | 161 | 151 | 196 | 194 | 148 | 205 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 158 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:04PM1.62m | 2:20AM1.54m | 2:35PM1.76m | 2:52AM1.64m | 3:06PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:17PM0.21m | 8:19AM0.16m | 8:47PM0.08m | 8:51AM0.06m | 9:19PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 401 | 1190 | 1121 | 941 | 762 | 638 | 456 | 383 | 277 | 161 | 151 | 196 | 194 | 88 | 99 | 88 | 93 | 78 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 11 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 34 | 35 | 37 | 39 | 36 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 51 | 37 | 55 | 64 | 148 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | SSW 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 10 | SE 10 | — | S 14 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 35 | 46 | 25 | 35 | 16 | 110 | 16 | — | 4 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 8 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | S 9 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 400 | — | — | 5 | 32 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 86 | 120 | 149 | — | 205 | 130 | 209 | 232 | 158 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 586 | 259 | 804 | 52 | 75 | 68 | 7 | 103 | 103 | 301 | 103 | 103 | 75 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 586 | 258 |
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