Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 6PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 53 | 52 | 53 | 51 | 82 | 79 | 81 | 336 | 346 | 975 | 1018 | 987 | 875 | 1028 | 1545 | 2233 | 2404 | 2119 | 1668 | 1705 | 1462 | 1264 | 1121 | 972 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:58AM1.21m | 9:46PM1.37m | 10:20AM1.15m | 11:10PM1.35m | 11:57AM1.17m | 00:35AM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:07PM0.46m | 4:16AM0.54m | 4:25PM0.51m | 5:45AM0.51m | 5:57PM0.50m | 7:05AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — |
 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | 5:10 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | SE 9 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 5 | ENE 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 40 | 22 | 9 | 22 | 13 | 26 | 27 | 171 | 276 | 975 | 1018 | 987 | 875 | 1028 | 1545 | 2233 | 2404 | 2119 | 1668 | 1705 | 1462 | 1264 | 1121 | 972 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 30 | 52 | 53 | 51 | 82 | 19 | 81 | 128 | 346 | 24 | 25 | 16 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | E 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 53 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 79 | 8 | 33 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 6 | ENE 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 35 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 52 | 50 | 336 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 117 | 103 | 24 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 301 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 301 | 329 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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