Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (04 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 11PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1227 | 1069 | 943 | 844 | 859 | 807 | 671 | 594 | 471 | 396 | 308 | 263 | 224 | 187 | 150 | 124 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 82 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 48 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:30PM1.54m | 6:34AM1.46m | 7:07PM1.52m | 7:12AM1.39m | 7:48PM1.48m | 7:59AM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:34AM0.35m | 12:46PM0.23m | 1:14AM0.39m | 1:24PM0.30m | 2:01AM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — |
 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 1227 | 1069 | 943 | 844 | 859 | 807 | 671 | 594 | 471 | 396 | 308 | 263 | 224 | 187 | 150 | 124 | 100 | 56 | 64 | 93 | 114 | 123 | 123 | 48 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 64 | 64 | 63 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 41 | 31 | 40 | 40 | 37 | 30 | 30 | 36 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 100 | 100 | 82 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | S 20 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 10 | ESE 11 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 9 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 40 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 39 | 39 | 36 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 86 | 84 | 122 | 83 | 57 | 56 | 116 | 166 | 228 | 285 | 345 | 248 | 120 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 103 | 103 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 103 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 103 |
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