Trafalgar Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.68° S 30.51° E

Trafalgar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 17 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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 2AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon night, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Wed night).

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
11
0.1
S
15
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
1
E
9
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
5
431
422
361
262
211
171
168
164
133
130
127
165
165
173
121
123
126
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
25
NE
35
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:31PM1.62m
6:37AM1.44m
6:59PM1.48m
7:05AM1.30m
7:27PM1.32m
Low Tide
00:38AM0.29m
12:41PM0.28m
1:07AM0.42m
1:10PM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:34
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
21
20
17
17
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
20
21
20
20
21
Feels °C
18
19
19
17
14
13
15
16
18
19
20
21
19
17
17
16
17
18
18
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