Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 6AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 614 | 661 | 546 | 537 | 478 | 478 | 469 | 418 | 376 | 383 | 355 | 361 | 314 | 282 | 282 | 236 | 236 | 202 | 167 | 213 | 189 | 286 | 208 | 108 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:02AM1.24m | 8:39PM1.31m | 8:52AM1.12m | 9:39PM1.19m | 10:19AM1.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06AM0.49m | 2:08PM0.46m | 2:55AM0.60m | 2:58PM0.59m | 4:08AM0.68m | 4:20PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 614 | 661 | 546 | 537 | 478 | 478 | 469 | 418 | 376 | 383 | 355 | 361 | 314 | 282 | 282 | 153 | 157 | 161 | 104 | 84 | 59 | 286 | 208 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 38 | 83 | 56 | 53 | 93 | 151 | 149 | 140 | 179 | 252 | 305 | 226 | 207 | 154 | 99 | 236 | 236 | 202 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 164 | 137 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | E 9 | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — |
| kJ | 33 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 7 | — | — | — | 98 | 65 | 57 | 71 | 213 | 189 | 57 | 46 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 43 | 60 | 32 | 79 | 114 | 128 | 308 | 340 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 26 | 29 | 16 | 229 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 585 | 103 | 5 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 103 | 103 | 300 | 114 | 5 | 0 | 52 | 16 | 133 | 258 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
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