Trafalgar surf break

Trafalgar surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 29 Mar 2026 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
26.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Trafalgar today?

The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 1PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (29 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (29 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


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Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wed
01
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.7
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.6
S
1
E
0.6
S
0.8
E
1
E
1
E
0.7
S
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
ESE
0.6
S
1.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)888111312121299119119991068998117
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11794971142681871871449811994146939314814510810418719019020789193
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
10
N
0
WNW
5
WSW
5
NW
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:09PM
1.38
2:29AM
1.56
2:43PM
1.51
3:00AM
1.70
3:13PM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:08AM
0.42
8:14PM
0.31
8:42AM
0.27
8:46PM
0.18
9:11AM
0.15
9:14PM
0.09
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wed
01
Sunrise-6:05-------6:07-------6:07------
Sunset----5:58-------5:57-------5:55---
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rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-111-----------1-----11-
Temp. °C232323232323232323232425242323232324262626252524
Feels °C (?)252525252524242424242324232425272628282727262625
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