Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 12PM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 377 | 678 | 708 | 738 | 769 | 866 | 955 | 1280 | 1818 | 2075 | 2053 | 1943 | 1910 | 1714 | 1580 | 1484 | 1301 | 1155 | 1062 | 899 | 740 | 661 | 555 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:33PM1.72m | 5:38AM1.63m | 6:02PM1.71m | 6:09AM1.58m | 6:34PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:18AM0.05m | 11:37PM0.17m | 11:46AM0.07m | 00:09AM0.20m | 12:16PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 377 | 678 | 708 | 738 | 769 | 866 | 955 | 1280 | 1818 | 2075 | 2053 | 1943 | 1910 | 1714 | 1580 | 1484 | 1301 | 1155 | 1062 | 899 | 740 | 661 | 555 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 334 | 14 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 53 | 24 | 23 | 35 | 18 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 31 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | S 13 | — | — | SW 16 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 29 | 21 | 21 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 24 | 795 | 763 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 615 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 103 | 5 | 0 |
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