Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 6AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 116 | 163 | 161 | 218 | 273 | 405 | 261 | 273 | 484 | 688 | 775 | 845 | 811 | 777 | 671 | 444 | 298 | 419 | 239 | 247 | 371 | 573 | 598 | 799 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:03AM1.68m | 5:32PM1.65m | 5:47AM1.60m | 6:19PM1.61m | 6:31AM1.50m | 7:08PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:15AM0.08m | 11:38PM0.19m | 11:58AM0.12m | 00:26AM0.28m | 12:42PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 110 | 99 | 74 | 218 | 273 | 405 | 261 | 273 | 484 | 688 | 775 | 845 | 811 | 777 | 671 | 444 | 298 | 419 | 239 | 183 | 116 | 78 | 598 | 799 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 8 | S 8 | E 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | 116 | 163 | 161 | 66 | 69 | 8 | 44 | 26 | 24 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 103 | 146 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 10 | E 6 | S 9 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | S 18 | E 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 46 | 38 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 24 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 22 | 77 | 143 | 247 | 371 | 573 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 104 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 226 | 133 | 133 | 0 | 0 |
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