Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (29 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 10PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 828 | 567 | 534 | 1279 | 1648 | 1772 | 744 | 858 | 971 | 1010 | 1126 | 1083 | 1032 | 1069 | 904 | 844 | 844 | 734 | 636 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:08PM1.57m | 4:14AM1.61m | 4:37PM1.65m | 4:42AM1.65m | 5:05PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:08PM0.24m | 10:23AM0.10m | 10:38PM0.19m | 10:50AM0.06m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  | | |  |  |  | | | | |  | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 828 | 567 | 534 | 500 | 608 | 697 | 242 | 62 | 70 | 175 | 864 | 904 | 842 | 861 | 904 | 844 | 844 | 734 | 636 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 118 | 87 | 87 | 109 | 176 | 231 | 60 | 62 | — | 480 | 173 | 147 | 105 | 104 | 102 | 68 | 69 | 93 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 16 |
| kJ | — | 69 | 133 | 176 | 68 | 68 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 113 | 54 | 26 | — | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1279 | 1648 | 1772 | 744 | 858 | 971 | 1010 | 1126 | 1083 | 1032 | 1069 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 0 | 52 | 54 | 52 | 172 | 226 | 301 | 301 | 133 | 117 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 133 | 816 | 816 | 24 | 0 |
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