Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (30 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 2PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Fri 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 14 | E 9 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 6 | S 11 | E 8 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2297 | 202 | 89 | 107 | 99 | 284 | 171 | 121 | 89 | 69 | 58 | 35 | 40 | 60 | 227 | 233 | 239 | 381 | 301 | 339 | 1156 | 1319 | 4564 | 7084 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:19PM1.49m | 4:26AM1.55m | 4:52PM1.53m | 4:57AM1.56m | 5:24PM1.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:07AM0.22m | 10:18PM0.30m | 10:38AM0.19m | 10:51PM0.29m | 11:09AM0.17m | 11:24PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | E 9 | S 12 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 11 | SSW 10 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 317 | 202 | 89 | 70 | 99 | 284 | 93 | 71 | 192 | 173 | 58 | 35 | 284 | 251 | 227 | 233 | 239 | 212 | 99 | 75 | 53 | 38 | 1952 | 3055 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | E 9 | S 12 | S 11 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 8 | NE 8 | E 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 48 | 48 | 74 | 79 | 56 | 123 | 171 | 121 | 73 | 69 | 16 | 17 | 32 | 29 | 59 | 85 | 155 | 381 | 301 | 65 | 34 | 38 | 25 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | E 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | 81 | 79 | 49 | 107 | 86 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 89 | 61 | 5 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 80 | 119 | 130 | 129 | 70 | — | — | — | 25 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 2297 | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 38 | 113 | 296 | 244 | 232 | 278 | 355 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 71 | 339 | 1156 | 1319 | 4564 | 7084 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 7 | 68 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 103 | 181 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 16 | 103 | 770 | 52 | 0 | 18 |
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