Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 2PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed night, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 125 | 157 | 108 | 188 | 157 | 189 | 194 | 225 | 230 | 225 | 186 | 42 | 44 | 61 | 222 | 53 | 103 | 169 | 162 | 148 | 121 | 118 | 116 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 5:16PM1.59m | 5:31AM1.48m | 5:41PM1.46m | 5:58AM1.35m | 6:07PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:07AM0.19m | 11:25PM0.22m | 11:33AM0.30m | 11:52PM0.34m | 12:00PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 125 | 157 | 108 | 188 | 157 | 189 | 194 | 225 | 230 | 225 | 186 | 144 | 137 | 112 | 109 | 87 | 87 | 88 | 69 | 88 | 90 | 69 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 52 | 43 | 61 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 30 | 18 | 42 | 44 | 61 | 69 | 53 | 103 | 169 | 162 | 148 | 121 | 118 | 116 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | S 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SW 10 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 24 | — | 29 | 5 | 4 | 222 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 9 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 26 | 35 | 67 | 360 | — | 20 | 35 | 26 | 48 | 32 | 10 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 0 | 103 | 103 | 68 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 585 | 816 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 373 | 103 | 230 | 0 | 16 |
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