Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (11 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 9AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 11). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (11 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 102 | 95 | 85 | 76 | 56 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 111 | 82 | 76 | 57 | 56 | 38 | 62 | 150 | 326 | 460 | 2620 | 2213 | 1688 | 944 | 931 | 905 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:01AM1.44m | 12:35PM1.27m | 1:01AM1.54m | 1:34PM1.37m | 1:55AM1.62m | 2:25PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:28AM0.42m | 6:32PM0.39m | 7:25AM0.31m | 7:31PM0.30m | 8:16AM0.20m | 8:25PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 9 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 74 | 32 | 37 | 37 | 162 | 197 | 184 | 171 | 206 | 216 | 88 | 72 | 57 | 46 | 62 | 82 | 98 | 134 | 1036 | 882 | 606 | 944 | 931 | 905 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 102 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 56 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 76 | 57 | 56 | 38 | 33 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 163 | 154 | 149 | 146 | 106 | 102 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | S 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | — | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 95 | 85 | 56 | — | — | — | 4 | 111 | 82 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 17 | 40 | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | S 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 77 | 79 | 75 | 98 | 127 | 135 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 16 | 64 | 150 | 326 | 460 | 2620 | 2213 | 1688 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 103 | 75 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 316 | 131 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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