Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 7PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 361 | 314 | 282 | 282 | 236 | 205 | 205 | 167 | 213 | 390 | 286 | 260 | 531 | 509 | 865 | 1347 | 2052 | 2280 | 1384 | 695 | 457 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:52AM1.12m | 9:39PM1.19m | 10:19AM1.03m | 11:17PM1.13m | 12:25PM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:58PM0.59m | 4:08AM0.68m | 4:20PM0.69m | 5:59AM0.69m | 6:19PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ENE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 9 |
| kJ | 361 | 314 | 282 | 282 | 173 | 199 | 161 | 138 | 107 | 390 | 286 | 44 | 108 | 106 | 80 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 254 | 419 | 430 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 285 | 207 | 154 | 154 | 236 | 205 | 205 | 167 | 167 | 86 | 59 | 110 | 34 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 42 | 128 | 43 | 42 | 457 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | S 23 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | 98 | 65 | 56 | 55 | 213 | 167 | 140 | 108 | — | — | 11 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | — |
| kJ | 28 | 85 | 147 | 160 | 389 | 375 | — | 28 | 33 | — | — | 260 | 531 | 509 | 865 | 1347 | 2052 | 2280 | 1384 | 695 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 460 | 230 | 114 | 68 | 5 | 16 | 33 | 24 | 181 | 0 | 16 | 259 | 642 | 642 | 585 | 585 | 301 | 301 | 52 | 0 |
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