Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 10AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 402 | 313 | 852 | 594 | 625 | 782 | 933 | 993 | 1059 | 992 | 1342 | 1112 | 992 | 827 | 748 | 614 | 672 | 603 | 528 | 478 | 433 | 425 | 369 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:17PM1.57m | 7:22AM1.36m | 7:55PM1.44m | 8:02AM1.24m | 8:39PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:52PM0.19m | 1:25AM0.38m | 1:28PM0.32m | 2:06AM0.49m | 2:08PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 335 | 206 | 852 | 594 | 625 | 782 | 933 | 993 | 1059 | 992 | 1342 | 1112 | 992 | 827 | 748 | 614 | 672 | 603 | 528 | 478 | 433 | 425 | 369 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 402 | 313 | 119 | 279 | 308 | 223 | 102 | 71 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 133 | 108 | 88 | 61 | 83 | 56 | 35 | 109 | 151 | 203 | 138 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 92 | 191 | 94 | 96 | 73 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 31 | 30 | 17 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 2 | — | SW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | 66 | 132 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 103 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 24 | 0 | 104 | 103 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 103 | 103 |
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