Trafalgar surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 12 Nov 2025 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
22.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Trafalgar today?

The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 12AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Nov)--
Afternoon (13 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (13 Nov)3ft (0.9m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.7
SSE
1
SSE
0.8
SSE
2.2
SSW
2.5
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.2
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.6
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.7
S
2.2
S
2.5
S
Period(s) (?)1111141313788910101010101099999101078
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2331871613721924239121046103310851029808640489435355314271253201205513421832
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
0
N
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
S
40
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
S
10
SE
15
NE
35
NE
45
NE
50
NE
45
NNE
45
NNE
10
N
25
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:40PM
1.05
11:03AM
1.21
11:36PM
1.09
12:19PM
1.30
12:43AM
1.18
1:06PM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:30PM
0.71
3:59AM
0.63
5:39PM
0.67
5:40AM
0.58
6:47PM
0.56
6:41AM
0.50
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunrise----4:54-------4:52-------4:52---
Sunset6:29-------6:30-------6:30-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C222121212121232222202019191920202020201921222220
Feels °C (?)232422232115151616151617181614121213131918161513
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