Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 6AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 802 | 710 | 724 | 724 | 650 | 663 | 804 | 743 | 730 | 639 | 556 | 535 | 450 | 384 | 331 | 331 | 277 | 277 | 277 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 192 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:14AM1.70m | 4:42PM1.74m | 4:55AM1.70m | 5:23PM1.77m | 5:33AM1.66m | 6:02PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:26AM0.03m | 10:48PM0.10m | 11:04AM0.00m | 11:29PM0.13m | 11:41AM0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 802 | 710 | 724 | 724 | 650 | 663 | 804 | 743 | 730 | 639 | 556 | 535 | 450 | 384 | 331 | 331 | 277 | 277 | 277 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 192 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 4 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 18 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 40 | 48 | 68 | 50 | 25 | 113 | 99 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 20 | 160 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | SW 16 | SE 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | — |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 34 | 31 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 24 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 16 | 21 | 24 | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 133 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 103 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
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