Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 11AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
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 Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 859 | 807 | 671 | 594 | 471 | 396 | 308 | 263 | 224 | 187 | 177 | 124 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 82 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 47 | 47 | 45 | 43 | 52 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:07PM1.52m | 7:12AM1.39m | 7:48PM1.48m | 7:59AM1.30m | 8:39PM1.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:46PM0.23m | 1:14AM0.39m | 1:24PM0.30m | 2:01AM0.45m | 2:09PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:09 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 859 | 807 | 671 | 594 | 471 | 396 | 308 | 263 | 224 | 187 | 177 | 124 | 100 | 64 | 64 | 70 | 75 | 88 | 86 | 47 | 47 | 111 | 99 | 99 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 63 | 63 | 41 | 31 | 40 | 40 | 37 | 17 | 27 | 31 | 34 | 20 | 20 | 100 | 100 | 82 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 18 | 18 | 45 | 43 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 10 | ESE 11 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | S 9 | S 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 33 | 40 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 52 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | — | SW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 21 | 25 | 17 | 64 | 92 | 99 | 73 | 51 | 52 | 124 | 128 | 127 | 219 | 239 | 167 | 120 | 117 | 200 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 75 | 103 | 103 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 103 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 103 | 75 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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