Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (22 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 11PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 282 | 282 | 236 | 205 | 205 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 140 | 260 | 459 | 440 | 655 | 1316 | 1699 | 1947 | 1290 | 515 | 452 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:39PM1.19m | 10:19AM1.03m | 11:17PM1.13m | 12:25PM1.03m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:58PM0.59m | 4:08AM0.68m | 4:20PM0.69m | 5:59AM0.69m | 6:19PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 282 | 160 | 168 | 173 | 138 | 107 | 88 | 73 | 57 | 260 | 108 | 106 | 103 | 61 | 61 | 128 | 254 | 515 | 452 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 21 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 154 | 282 | 236 | 205 | 205 | 167 | 167 | 68 | 140 | 110 | 26 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 419 | 371 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SE 12 | S 8 | ENE 7 | — | — | S 23 | E 9 | NE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | — | 154 | 98 | 65 | 75 | 55 | 160 | 167 | 61 | 42 | — | — | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 124 | 293 | 341 | 365 | 129 | 50 | 69 | — | — | 83 | 459 | 440 | 655 | 1316 | 1699 | 1947 | 1290 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 230 | 114 | 5 | 5 | 52 | 52 | 33 | 226 | 33 | 0 | 52 | 459 | 642 | 585 | 585 | 301 | 596 | 33 | 0 |
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