Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (18 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 10PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri morning, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 777 | 671 | 444 | 238 | 339 | 239 | 277 | 371 | 329 | 900 | 885 | 857 | 830 | 802 | 457 | 381 | 314 | 314 | 255 | 229 | 204 | 163 | 128 | 132 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:19PM1.61m | 6:31AM1.50m | 7:08PM1.55m | 7:17AM1.38m | 7:59PM1.46m | 8:08AM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:26AM0.28m | 12:42PM0.20m | 1:16AM0.39m | 1:27PM0.30m | 2:10AM0.49m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — |
 | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 777 | 671 | 444 | 238 | 339 | 239 | 183 | 13 | 178 | 900 | 885 | 857 | 830 | 802 | 457 | 381 | 314 | 314 | 255 | 80 | 204 | 163 | 128 | 132 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 103 | 146 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 154 | 149 | 86 | 58 | 29 | 204 | 67 | 64 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 12 | — | S 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | — | 5 | 10 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 17 | 29 | 60 | 101 | 170 | 277 | 371 | 329 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 35 | 55 | 77 | 229 | 184 | 172 | 68 | 96 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 52 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 301 | 301 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 615 | 615 | 452 | 114 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 75 | 103 |
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