Trafalgar Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.68° S 30.51° E

Trafalgar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trafalgar sea temperature is
21.0° C
0.0° 

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


How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 5PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (16 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (16 Aug)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
NE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.7
E
11
1.3
NNE
6
0.1
SW
12
0.2
SSW
16
0.1
SW
11
0.1
S
15
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
533
459
467
556
117
92
694
93
5
24
4
5
431
369
361
306
251
207
202
164
160
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
5
W
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
5
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:02PM1.75m
6:09AM1.56m
6:31PM1.62m
6:37AM1.44m
6:59PM1.48m
Low Tide
11:44AM0.03m
00:09AM0.18m
12:13PM0.14m
00:38AM0.29m
12:41PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:34
 mm
Temp °C
19
20
19
17
17
16
16
18
21
21
20
19
18
17
17
18
19
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
15
17
18
18
20
17
16
16
17
17
17
17
18
19
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