Trafalgar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.68° S 30.51° E

Issued: 1 pm 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Trafalgar sea temperature is

22.8°C

Trafalgar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 5PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 31). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	9s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	9s
Evening (31 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night).
	Sat 31					Sunday 1								Monday 2
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	E 8	S 5	SSE 5	E 10	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	67	65	39	38	36	39	30	42	67	67	64	55	72	47	56	54	121	170	170	150	144
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SE	ESE	SE	SSE	SE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross
High Tide				6:57PM1.32m				7:46AM1.25m					8:15PM1.15m				9:40AM1.18m				10:27PM1.09m
Low Tide		12:44PM0.44m				1:16AM0.46m				1:59PM0.61m					2:41AM0.58m				4:11PM0.69m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:21	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	8	4	3	2	3	2	6	9	2
Temp °C	22	23	22	21	21	20	20	23	24	23	22	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	18	19	19
Feels °C	17	19	19	19	18	19	20	21	23	21	19	19	20	18	18	19	18	17	17	19	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 7	E 8	ENE 7	E 7	S 6	S 6	E 10	E 10	S 6	ESE 7
kJ	67	65	39	38	36	362	303	226	186	147	120	112	72	67	47	23	23	52	50	20	144
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 11	E 7	E 10	SW 13	SSW 13	E 10	E 10
kJ	17	16	15	14	14	39	19	42	67	67	64	55	41	43	37	23	53	7	17	47	47
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 12	SE 11	SE 8	SW 11	SW 11	S 14	SW 11	NE 7	E 11	SE 9	E 10	ESE 10	SW 10	SE 10	SSW 13	SSW 12
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	14	30	18	30	30	4	4	23	35	22	54	9	4	4	16	14
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 8	NE 8	SW 2	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	S 5	S 5	SSE 5	SE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	S 6
kJ	345	400	423	344	382	694	559	2	14	24	63	36	43	47	56	53	121	170	170	150	36
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lucien Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Alkantstrand KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Salmon Bay KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	The Spot Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	1	1	4	3	3	3	3	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	301	301	320	300	114	114	3	104	226	259	164	104	52	52	104	133	186	259	186	52	52
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast							Country Club (African Beach)	Dairy Beach (New Pier)				North Beach	Dairy Beach (New Pier)	The Spot	Dairy Beach (New Pier)					Scottburgh Point	North Beach
Rating (10 max)							3	3				1	1	1	1					2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	1	4	3	3	3	3	3	1	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Header Global	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Weld Road New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Afife Portugal	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Afife Portugal	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Chuns and Jocks Reefs United States	Trial Harbour Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5

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