Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (12 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 12AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 986 | 971 | 932 | 797 | 679 | 574 | 480 | 396 | 389 | 176 | 133 | 169 | 242 | 419 | 538 | 368 | 367 | 320 | 320 | 233 | 342 | 547 | 540 | 601 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 1:45AM1.49m | 2:21PM1.40m | 2:42AM1.58m | 3:13PM1.54m | 3:31AM1.66m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:18PM0.42m | 8:08AM0.31m | 8:22PM0.30m | 9:00AM0.19m | 9:16PM0.20m | 9:44AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — |
 | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 |
mm | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | S 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 986 | 971 | 932 | 797 | 679 | 574 | 480 | 396 | 389 | 130 | 124 | 169 | 242 | 245 | 337 | 368 | 114 | 320 | 320 | 233 | 342 | 547 | 540 | 601 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 11 | S 10 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 24 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 48 | 176 | 133 | 130 | 157 | 157 | 154 | 151 | 14 | 112 | 102 | 220 | 178 | 35 | 49 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 13 | SE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 25 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 33 | 37 | 22 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 2 | 14 | 20 | 80 | 55 | — | 30 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | — | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | N 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 69 | 31 | 26 | — | — | — | 33 | 73 | — | — | 181 | 419 | 538 | — | 367 | 405 | 375 | 301 | 253 | 24 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 114 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 103 |
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