Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 1PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
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 Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 215 | 279 | 238 | 287 | 320 | 320 | 283 | 246 | 430 | 645 | 690 | 771 | 799 | 740 | 755 | 682 | 696 | 625 | 637 | 730 | 590 | 669 | 590 | 601 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:13PM1.54m | 3:31AM1.66m | 3:59PM1.66m | 4:14AM1.70m | 4:42PM1.74m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:00AM0.19m | 9:16PM0.20m | 9:44AM0.09m | 10:04PM0.13m | 10:26AM0.03m | 10:48PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:14 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | S 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 215 | 218 | 238 | 287 | 151 | 320 | 283 | 217 | 430 | 645 | 690 | 771 | 799 | 740 | 755 | 682 | 696 | 625 | 637 | 730 | 590 | 669 | 590 | 601 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 11 | S 10 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 11 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 160 | 198 | 195 | 151 | 14 | 141 | 104 | 246 | 130 | 53 | 49 | 48 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | S 13 | SSE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 37 | 35 | 35 | 33 | — | 14 | 45 | 78 | 54 | 4 | 48 | 29 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | — | — | E 8 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | 279 | — | — | 320 | — | 385 | 270 | 273 | 29 | — | — | — | 12 | 24 | 11 | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 75 | 68 | 68 | 5 | 0 | 75 | 103 | 103 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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