Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 9PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2404 | 2341 | 2187 | 1949 | 1505 | 1283 | 1121 | 956 | 912 | 956 | 986 | 1074 | 835 | 702 | 593 | 497 | 480 | 464 | 228 | 214 | 188 | 226 | 176 | 236 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:57AM1.17m | 00:35AM1.40m | 1:19PM1.27m | 1:45AM1.49m | 2:21PM1.40m | 2:42AM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:57PM0.50m | 7:05AM0.43m | 7:18PM0.42m | 8:08AM0.31m | 8:22PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — |
 | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | 5:12 |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 2404 | 2341 | 2187 | 1949 | 1505 | 1283 | 1121 | 956 | 912 | 956 | 986 | 1074 | 835 | 702 | 593 | 497 | 480 | 464 | 111 | 214 | 178 | 149 | 176 | 176 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 64 | 64 | 50 | 52 | 13 | 228 | 179 | 133 | 202 | 157 | 157 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 14 | — | 5 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 37 | 62 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | — | E 6 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | — | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | — | 77 | — | 89 | 85 | 52 | 62 | 120 | 188 | 226 | — | 236 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 301 | 226 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 258 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 104 | 103 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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