Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (01 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 10PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 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 (01 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 1 | Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | S 6 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 64 | 99 | 53 | 49 | 47 | 54 | 162 | 159 | 240 | 267 | 94 | 104 | 102 | 94 | 171 | 194 | 248 | 262 | 341 |
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 | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:15PM1.15m | 9:40AM1.18m | 10:27PM1.09m | 11:36AM1.26m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:41AM0.58m | 4:11PM0.69m | 4:45AM0.60m | 6:07PM0.59m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 5 | E 10 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 65 | 48 | 53 | 48 | 47 | 39 | 162 | 23 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 68 | 74 | 74 | 38 | 96 | 94 | 68 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | E 7 | S 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | — | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 64 | 99 | 46 | 43 | 37 | 44 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 47 | — | 39 | 39 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 9 | E 10 | SE 10 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | S 16 | S 18 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 34 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 54 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 6 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 5 | — | SE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 48 | 56 | 45 | 49 | 45 | — | 16 | 159 | 240 | 267 | 94 | 104 | 102 | 94 | 171 | 194 | 248 | 262 | 341 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 259 | 52 | 0 | 52 | 104 | 259 | 103 | 103 | 373 | 103 | 257 | 226 | 212 | 212 | 452 | 103 | 103 | 459 | 103 |
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