Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 7PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 822 | 1057 | 926 | 1205 | 1159 | 1069 | 1133 | 951 | 844 | 788 | 788 | 747 | 431 | 537 | 721 | 423 | 800 | 833 | 1009 | 1316 | 2331 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:37PM1.65m | 4:42AM1.65m | 5:05PM1.70m | 5:10AM1.66m | 5:33PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:23AM0.10m | 10:38PM0.19m | 10:50AM0.06m | 11:07PM0.17m | 11:18AM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 242 | 64 | 170 | 975 | 884 | 885 | 904 | 951 | 844 | 788 | 788 | 747 | 431 | 537 | 721 | 353 | 800 | 833 | 1009 | 1316 | 2331 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | ESE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 12 | ESE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 61 | 64 | 74 | 175 | 173 | 147 | 105 | 104 | 102 | 68 | 69 | 50 | 307 | 262 | 29 | 423 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | SSW 12 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 113 | 54 | 26 | 26 | 44 | 42 | — | 14 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 822 | 1057 | 926 | 1205 | 1159 | 1069 | 1133 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 301 | 1127 | 301 | 133 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 795 | 816 | 816 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 114 | 0 | 0 |
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