Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (12 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 1PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 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 (12 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 9 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 82 | 73 | 52 | 56 | 37 | 61 | 270 | 438 | 1437 | 1316 | 944 | 682 | 363 | 919 | 1196 | 1317 | 1303 | 999 | 818 | 609 | 513 | 506 | 421 | 345 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:34PM1.37m | 1:55AM1.62m | 2:25PM1.48m | 2:45AM1.69m | 3:13PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:25AM0.31m | 7:31PM0.30m | 8:16AM0.20m | 8:25PM0.21m | 9:03AM0.13m | 9:15PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 9 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 216 | 86 | 70 | 76 | 46 | 61 | 82 | 132 | 134 | 160 | 154 | 149 | 363 | 919 | 1196 | 1317 | 1303 | 999 | 818 | 609 | 513 | 195 | 261 | 291 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 24 | 73 | 52 | 56 | 24 | 33 | 21 | 38 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 110 | 106 | 102 | 73 | 71 | 47 | 62 | 29 | 29 | 506 | 421 | 345 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 11 | S 14 | SW 14 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | NE 7 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | ESE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 82 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 37 | 4 | 7 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 215 | 2 | — | — | — | 70 | 47 | — | — | 29 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 2 | — | S 2 | S 3 | SSW 5 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 1 | 11 | 75 | 270 | 438 | 1437 | 1316 | 944 | 682 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 87 | 114 | 155 | 352 | 529 | 674 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 259 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 452 | 203 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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