Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 5PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the S by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 17 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 258 | 333 | 531 | 644 | 1351 | 1230 | 1003 | 415 | 450 | 634 | 588 | 511 | 511 | 423 | 1428 | 1772 | 660 | 604 | 730 | 919 | 711 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:39PM1.47m | 3:45AM1.55m | 4:08PM1.57m | 4:14AM1.61m | 4:37PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:27AM0.27m | 9:38PM0.31m | 9:55AM0.17m | 10:08PM0.24m | 10:23AM0.10m | 10:38PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 258 | 229 | 223 | 201 | 907 | 912 | 517 | 415 | 450 | 634 | 588 | 511 | 511 | 423 | 422 | 547 | 239 | 604 | 170 | 767 | 711 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 11 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | E 10 | ESE 8 | E 10 | S 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 15 | E 9 | SSW 14 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 27 | 37 | 26 | 42 | 193 | 71 | 285 | 94 | 299 | 117 | 90 | 69 | 133 | 117 | 90 | 228 | 61 | 220 | 62 | 175 | 173 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | E 9 | ENE 6 | — | E 10 | SSW 15 | E 10 | SSW 14 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 10 | — | E 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 26 | 3 | — | 70 | 191 | 90 | 186 | 104 | 113 | 118 | 69 | 69 | 176 | 176 | 69 | — | 61 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 9 | SW 5 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — |
| kJ | 181 | 333 | 531 | 644 | 1351 | 1230 | 1003 | 383 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1428 | 1772 | 660 | 33 | 730 | 919 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 104 | 816 | 816 | 816 | 816 | 104 | 52 | 16 | 52 | 104 | 33 | 24 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 226 | 226 | 301 | 114 | 52 |
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