Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (04 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 2PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 04). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 9 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 159 | 131 | 131 | 110 | 120 | 116 | 111 | 93 | 98 | 137 | 175 | 87 | 87 | 95 | 96 | 0 | 108 | 172 | 215 | 151 | 113 | 76 | 171 | 352 | 279 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:42PM1.40m | 1:06AM1.29m | 1:27PM1.53m | 1:48AM1.41m | 2:03PM1.63m | 2:23AM1.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:12AM0.50m | 7:06PM0.45m | 7:05AM0.39m | 7:46PM0.32m | 7:46AM0.29m | 8:19PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | 6:24 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 159 | 131 | 131 | 69 | 67 | 52 | 38 | 38 | 98 | 137 | 131 | 87 | 87 | 1058 | 737 | 426 | 239 | 160 | 215 | 151 | 113 | 107 | 104 | 99 | 79 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 6 | E 9 | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 60 | 121 | 118 | 110 | 120 | 40 | 111 | 93 | 28 | 39 | — | — | — | 95 | 96 | — | 65 | 55 | 116 | 74 | 88 | 76 | 171 | 352 | 279 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 88 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 116 | 21 | 39 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 40 | 19 | 54 | 43 | 130 | 252 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 8 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | SW 3 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 42 | 70 | 72 | — | — | 18 | 17 | 60 | 175 | 325 | 694 | 1969 | 5 | 117 | 108 | 172 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 301 | 1141 | 133 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 107 | 103 | 769 | 373 | 301 | 114 | 131 | 162 | 52 | 133 | 259 | 104 | 181 | 52 | 104 | 33 | 52 |
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