Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 5AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 67mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 15 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 115 | 235 | 273 | 258 | 401 | 657 | 857 | 844 | 398 | 408 | 748 | 601 | 538 | 538 | 599 | 516 | 645 | 711 | 1546 | 724 | 819 | 866 | 822 | 1232 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:14AM1.46m | 3:39PM1.47m | 3:45AM1.55m | 4:08PM1.57m | 4:14AM1.61m | 4:37PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:27AM0.27m | 9:38PM0.31m | 9:55AM0.17m | 10:08PM0.24m | 10:23AM0.10m | 10:38PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 115 | 235 | 273 | 258 | 229 | 223 | 201 | 193 | 398 | 408 | 448 | 601 | 538 | 538 | 599 | 516 | 645 | 711 | 727 | 242 | 62 | 46 | 175 | 928 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 9 | — | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 23 | 61 | 40 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 47 | 320 | 230 | 192 | 113 | 173 | 168 | 92 | 125 | 176 | 176 | 231 | 85 | — | 49 | 54 | 173 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | S 11 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 100 | 15 | 9 | 38 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 191 | 70 | 94 | 178 | 113 | 118 | 69 | 133 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | SSE 8 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 54 | 62 | 88 | 148 | 401 | 657 | 857 | 844 | — | — | 748 | 461 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1546 | 724 | 819 | 866 | 822 | 1232 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 16 | 52 | 52 | 816 | 816 | 816 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 181 | 301 | 226 | 114 | 114 |
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