Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 2AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun night, fresh winds from the NE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 383 | 176 | 163 | 192 | 222 | 321 | 251 | 332 | 367 | 371 | 332 | 256 | 430 | 613 | 664 | 670 | 680 | 641 | 673 | 668 | 612 | 625 | 625 | 643 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:21PM1.40m | 2:42AM1.58m | 3:13PM1.54m | 3:31AM1.66m | 3:59PM1.66m | 4:14AM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22PM0.30m | 9:00AM0.19m | 9:16PM0.20m | 9:44AM0.09m | 10:04PM0.13m | 10:26AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — |
 | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 |
mm | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 383 | 127 | 163 | 192 | 222 | 218 | 251 | 151 | 114 | 141 | 332 | 212 | 430 | 613 | 664 | 670 | 680 | 641 | 673 | 668 | 612 | 625 | 625 | 643 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 176 | 133 | 130 | 160 | 198 | 195 | 33 | 14 | 14 | 104 | 256 | 155 | 53 | 49 | 48 | 30 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ENE 5 | E 8 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 11 | S 11 | — | SSE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 13 | 8 | 22 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 36 | 5 | 2 | — | 62 | 80 | 55 | 4 | 30 | 29 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | ENE 8 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 321 | — | 332 | 367 | 371 | — | 300 | 28 | 69 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 68 | 68 | 5 | 0 | 75 | 103 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 103 |
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