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Trafalgar surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 11 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
25.2° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Trafalgar today?
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 10AM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 14 | S 16 | |
221 | 421 | 918 | 451 | 593 | 467 | 342 | 178 | 117 | 102 | 163 | 661 | 1194 | 1151 | 800 | 606 | 1038 | 742 | 446 | 461 | 784 | 1565 | 7750 | 4466 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:25AM1.13m | 00:09AM1.33m | 12:32PM1.25m | 00:58AM1.49m | 1:22PM1.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:20AM0.66m | 5:32PM0.54m | 6:29AM0.51m | 6:31PM0.43m | 7:17AM0.35m | 7:19PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 25 | 29 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | S 12 | SSW 12 | NE 6 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 16 |
 kJ | 207 | 141 | 325 | 451 | 593 | 467 | 342 | 66 | 38 | 59 | 163 | 661 | 1194 | 1151 | 800 | 606 | 1038 | 742 | 446 | 461 | 9 | 446 | 3866 | 4466 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SSW 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 18 | NE 7 | NE 6 | SW 14 | S 16 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 44 | 111 | 79 | 49 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 178 | 117 | 102 | 54 | 47 | 47 | 34 | 32 | 162 | 15 | 10 | 93 | 122 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | — | — | E 11 | SE 12 | NE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 9 | S 16 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 77 | 64 | 60 | — | — | 2 | 38 | 32 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 84 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | NE 8 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 14 | — |
| kJ | 221 | 421 | 918 | — | 57 | 130 | 137 | 159 | — | 5 | 7 | 2 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 784 | 1565 | 7750 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 177 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 770 | 769 | 181 |
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