Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 11AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
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 21°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 485 | 396 | 332 | 227 | 227 | 184 | 177 | 116 | 163 | 161 | 218 | 273 | 265 | 261 | 273 | 484 | 581 | 764 | 845 | 811 | 765 | 646 | 523 | 298 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:46PM1.66m | 5:03AM1.68m | 5:32PM1.65m | 5:47AM1.60m | 6:19PM1.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:32AM0.06m | 10:51PM0.13m | 11:15AM0.08m | 11:38PM0.19m | 11:58AM0.12m | 00:26AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:04 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 485 | 396 | 332 | 227 | 227 | 184 | 177 | 110 | 99 | 74 | 218 | 273 | 265 | 261 | 273 | 484 | 581 | 764 | 845 | 811 | 765 | 646 | 523 | 298 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 22 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 79 | 116 | 163 | 161 | 73 | 69 | 46 | 44 | 27 | 24 | 15 | 13 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 103 | 146 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 46 | 38 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 28 | — | 3 | 27 | 26 | 13 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 103 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 52 |
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