Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 2AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 17 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1210 | 737 | 513 | 475 | 484 | 442 | 495 | 452 | 475 | 424 | 370 | 387 | 307 | 266 | 307 | 246 | 162 | 147 | 139 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:56AM1.16m | 1:44PM1.12m | 1:58AM1.26m | 2:31PM1.24m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:19PM0.70m | 7:28AM0.61m | 7:40PM0.61m | 8:19AM0.49m | 8:28PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 254 | 423 | 513 | 463 | 484 | 442 | 495 | 452 | 475 | 424 | 370 | 387 | 307 | 266 | 230 | 179 | 132 | 109 | 74 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 43 | 42 | 463 | 475 | 434 | 314 | 246 | 191 | 191 | 165 | 163 | 158 | 207 | 253 | 307 | 246 | 162 | 117 | 115 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 41 | 29 | 39 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 23 | 6 | — | 132 | 147 | 139 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 1210 | 737 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 28 | 54 | 63 | 67 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 226 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 226 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 602 | 596 | 320 | 114 |
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