Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 8PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 54 | 75 | 101 | 96 | 86 | 100 | 235 | 273 | 258 | 245 | 532 | 551 | 636 | 646 | 560 | 457 | 468 | 404 | 422 | 432 | 379 |
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-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:07PM1.36m | 3:14AM1.46m | 3:39PM1.47m | 3:45AM1.55m | 4:08PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:55AM0.38m | 9:05PM0.40m | 9:27AM0.27m | 9:38PM0.31m | 9:55AM0.17m | 10:08PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 104 | 104 | 84 | 54 | 30 | 83 | 235 | 273 | 258 | 229 | 223 | 201 | 193 | 191 | 560 | 457 | 468 | 404 | 422 | 432 | 379 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | 41 | 75 | 101 | 96 | 86 | 17 | 15 | 40 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 44 | 67 | 92 | 150 | 133 | 207 | 217 | 168 | 183 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | E 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 54 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 52 | 100 | 30 | 28 | 22 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 188 | 186 | 178 | 113 | 118 | 69 | 130 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 301 | — | 11 | 43 | 66 | 85 | 64 | 85 | 127 | 245 | 532 | 551 | 636 | 646 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 769 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1168 | 816 | 162 | 133 | 52 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 54 |
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