Trafalgar surf break

Trafalgar surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 21 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
25.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Trafalgar today?

The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 1AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (22 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (22 Mar)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
E
0.8
S
1.2
E
0.6
S
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
SSW
0.9
E
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2
SSW
1.5
S
1.2
S
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)1212121212111191061066977776616151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17817516921725422519814613310571636613271527514330176109280326376371
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
0
SSW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
N
5
N
15
E
20
E
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
5
W
30
SW
40
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassglassglasscrosscrossononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:13PM
1.75
5:31AM
1.86
5:45PM
1.66
6:04AM
1.72
6:19PM
1.52
6:40AM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:16PM
-0.05
11:42AM
0.04
11:49PM
0.06
12:16PM
0.17
12:24AM
0.22
12:53PM
0.34
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise-----6:01-------6:01-------6:03--
Sunset6:07-------6:07-------6:06-------
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1----------------1------
Temp. °C232322222122242525242424232425252524232322222323
Feels °C (?)242624242224242525262626252220202122222323232423
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