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Trafalgar surf break

Trafalgar surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 13 Jan 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
25.4° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Trafalgar today?

The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 1PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 13). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (13 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (13 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.3
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.1
S
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
S
2
S
1.9
S
Period(s) (?)16151414148888131212121211111021788877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)288256186116105200200173239564948474722111085491067906601411341
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
WNW
0
SSW
5
S
10
SSW
5
E
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
WSW
35
SW
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassglasscross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:01PM
1.14
1:00AM
1.05
1:22PM
1.21
2:02AM
1.16
2:14PM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:43PM
0.66
6:51AM
0.67
7:50PM
0.56
7:56AM
0.57
8:33PM
0.45
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
Sunrise-5:07-------5:07-------5:09------
Sunset----7:04-------7:04-------7:04---
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242627262524232323232426262525242426262423232322
Feels °C (?)232526252627272827262826262626242624221818182021
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