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 4PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| 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 ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, strong winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | 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 18 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 484 | 442 | 477 | 452 | 475 | 424 | 415 | 387 | 300 | 312 | 307 | 246 | 162 | 147 | 115 | 195 | 134 | 84 | 54 | 108 | 475 | 53 | 173 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:44PM1.12m | 1:58AM1.26m | 2:31PM1.24m | 2:40AM1.36m | 3:07PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:28AM0.61m | 7:40PM0.61m | 8:19AM0.49m | 8:28PM0.51m | 8:55AM0.38m | 9:05PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | S 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 484 | 442 | 477 | 452 | 475 | 424 | 415 | 387 | 300 | 266 | 230 | 179 | 132 | 93 | 74 | 195 | 113 | 120 | 99 | 101 | 76 | 42 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SE 9 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 434 | 314 | 246 | 191 | 191 | 165 | 163 | 158 | 207 | 312 | 307 | 246 | 162 | 117 | 115 | 46 | 134 | 84 | 41 | 108 | 10 | 15 | 87 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | — | SSW 18 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | S 16 | S 17 | S 18 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SE 8 | SW 14 | SE 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 39 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | 31 | 23 | 23 | — | 134 | 147 | 97 | 83 | 75 | 24 | 54 | 10 | 29 | 53 | 103 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 35 | 71 | 83 | 80 | 112 | 253 | 292 | 216 | 37 | 475 | 143 | 173 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 18 | 226 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 602 | 596 | 320 | 114 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 103 | 186 | 259 | 52 |
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