Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (24 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 4PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 24). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 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 Fri morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Sat 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 18 | ENE 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 83 | 46 | 41 | 82 | 43 | 83 | 40 | 54 | 51 | 69 | 64 | 63 | 53 | 69 | 64 | 18 | 32 | 123 | 172 | 313 | 611 | 677 | 681 | 612 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:48AM1.11m | 00:19AM1.28m | 12:57PM1.16m | 1:16AM1.32m | 1:50PM1.23m | 2:04AM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:42PM0.59m | 6:47AM0.55m | 6:51PM0.56m | 7:39AM0.48m | 7:45PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — |
 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | 5:06 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 34 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 69 | 40 | 54 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 12 | 73 | 25 | 58 | 18 | 106 | 172 | 110 | 85 | 677 | 681 | 612 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 4 | SSW 12 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | E 7 | SSW 14 | E 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 83 | 46 | 41 | 82 | 15 | 83 | 34 | 41 | 49 | 69 | 64 | 63 | 27 | 69 | 37 | 18 | 17 | 34 | 27 | 313 | 611 | 72 | 60 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | E 11 | SW 13 | S 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 14 | — | S 11 | S 10 | SW 14 | E 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | — | — | SSW 12 | — | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 43 | 9 | 33 | 44 | 51 | — | 21 | 17 | 53 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 32 | — | — | 29 | — | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 42 | 64 | 39 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 57 | 64 | — | 75 | 123 | 131 | 155 | 48 | 146 | 136 | 109 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 52 | 226 | 259 | 133 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 452 | 103 | 68 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 103 | 226 | 103 | 114 | 5 | 0 |
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