Trafalgar surf break

Trafalgar surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 21 Mar 2026 SAST
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Trafalgar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Trafalgar sea temperature is
25.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Trafalgar today?

The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 1PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (21 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (21 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
E
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
E
0.6
E
0.6
S
0.8
E
1.9
SSW
2
S
1.5
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)777131212121212111110999689867766
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3303482791891781751692172502251981361331621626350598628437719310988
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSE
10
S
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
N
10
N
10
E
15
E
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
30
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrossononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:13PM
1.75
5:31AM
1.86
5:45PM
1.66
6:04AM
1.72
6:19PM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:10AM
-0.05
11:16PM
-0.05
11:42AM
0.04
11:49PM
0.06
12:16PM
0.17
12:24AM
0.22
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
Sunrise-6:01-------6:01-------6:01------
Sunset----6:07-------6:07-------6:06---
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-121-----------------122
Temp. °C222221222323212121212425252423232325262525242323
Feels °C (?)192120212323222222222525262625252523222022232222
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