Trafalgar surf break

Trafalgar surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 20 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
26.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Trafalgar today?

The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 8PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 20). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (20 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (20 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
2
0
0
2
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.2
E
1.1
E
2.2
SSW
2
S
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.3
SSE
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
E
0.6
E
0.6
S
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)1414996777713131212121212118999998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)235240235207386416303312171189181175167206213246217165172162122635849
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
S
45
SW
40
SSW
35
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
NW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
10
E
15
E
15
NE
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
N
5
NW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crossglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:42PM
1.80
5:00AM
1.94
5:13PM
1.75
5:31AM
1.86
5:45PM
1.66
6:04AM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:39AM
-0.07
10:45PM
-0.10
11:10AM
-0.05
11:16PM
-0.05
11:42AM
0.04
11:49PM
0.06
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise-------6:01-------6:01-------6:01
Sunset--6:08-------6:07-------6:07-----
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------23111------------
Temp. °C282827242423222221232222212222222425252423232325
Feels °C (?)293030201919192221222222222425252525262725242525
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