Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 10PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 401 | 413 | 400 | 454 | 402 | 313 | 852 | 594 | 625 | 782 | 933 | 993 | 993 | 1177 | 1206 | 1112 | 841 | 827 | 748 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:40PM1.68m | 6:46AM1.48m | 7:17PM1.57m | 7:22AM1.36m | 7:55PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:47AM0.28m | 12:52PM0.19m | 1:25AM0.38m | 1:28PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 401 | 413 | 400 | 454 | 335 | 206 | 852 | 594 | 625 | 782 | 933 | 993 | 993 | 1177 | 1206 | 1112 | 841 | 827 | 748 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 123 | 123 | 121 | 246 | 402 | 313 | 119 | 279 | 308 | 223 | 133 | 71 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 30 | 150 | 106 | 62 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSE 14 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 30 | 105 | 92 | 92 | 191 | 94 | 96 | 73 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 31 | 17 | 30 | 16 | 30 | 31 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 42 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 103 |
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