Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 4PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 679 | 574 | 472 | 396 | 389 | 176 | 241 | 255 | 278 | 337 | 276 | 320 | 302 | 295 | 264 | 156 | 238 | 413 | 540 | 601 | 601 | 601 | 551 | 508 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:21PM1.40m | 2:42AM1.58m | 3:13PM1.54m | 3:31AM1.66m | 3:59PM1.66m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:08AM0.31m | 8:22PM0.30m | 9:00AM0.19m | 9:16PM0.20m | 9:44AM0.09m | 10:04PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:14 |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 7 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 679 | 574 | 472 | 396 | 389 | 124 | 164 | 189 | 209 | 212 | 276 | 119 | 114 | 110 | 264 | 203 | 238 | 413 | 540 | 601 | 601 | 601 | 551 | 508 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 18 | 26 | 14 | 56 | 23 | 176 | 133 | 130 | 167 | 157 | 119 | 33 | 14 | 14 | 104 | 156 | 178 | 96 | 49 | 48 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | S 13 | E 5 | E 8 | E 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 11 | S 11 | — | SSE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 26 | 14 | 14 | — | 3 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 5 | 2 | — | 62 | 75 | 55 | 53 | 42 | 29 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 5 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 241 | 255 | 278 | 337 | 204 | 320 | 302 | 295 | 355 | 302 | 164 | 94 | 48 | 50 | 40 | 15 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 0 | 16 | 103 | 103 | 52 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 0 | 103 | 452 | 103 | 103 | 120 | 68 | 5 | 0 | 103 | 103 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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