Trafalgar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.68° S 30.51° E

Issued: 7 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Trafalgar sea temperature is

22.3° C

Trafalgar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 1PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	12s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Evening (20 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, fresh winds from the NE by Wed afternoon).
	Monday 20							Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 15	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	993	1100	944	944	841	695	683	614	603	546	537	486	478	469	369	376	343	355	314	282	282	240	205
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SSW	SSE	SE	NNW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NE	ENE	NE	N	N	N	N	N	NE	NE	NE	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide		7:22AM1.36m				7:55PM1.44m					8:02AM1.24m				8:39PM1.31m				8:52AM1.12m				9:39PM1.19m
Low Tide				1:28PM0.32m					2:06AM0.49m				2:08PM0.46m				2:55AM0.60m				2:58PM0.59m


	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	19	19	19	18	16	16	15	15	19	20	20	19	18	17	17	16	21	22	22	20	19
Feels °C	14	14	15	16	18	17	14	15	14	14	18	18	19	18	17	16	16	13	17	17	19	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ENE 7
kJ	993	1100	944	944	841	695	683	614	603	546	537	486	478	469	369	376	343	355	314	282	282	240	204
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 9	SSW 9	S 9	S 9	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SE 12
kJ	48	48	31	30	146	141	55	61	83	82	54	93	151	149	142	179	252	305	285	204	154	151	205
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 10	SSW 12	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	—	—	—	—	SSW 13
kJ	31	30	17	16	30	29	52	29	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	13	21	32	—	—	—	—	98
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 4	SSW 5	S 6	S 8	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 6	—	—	NE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 7	NE 7
kJ	12	74	46	90	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	5	4	8	43	69	101	61	114	176	199	478
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Southbroom Durban/KZN South	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Trafalgar Durban/KZN South	Trafalgar Durban/KZN South	Trafalgar Durban/KZN South	Trafalgar Durban/KZN South	Trafalgar Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	St Mikes Durban/KZN South	To Strand Durban/KZN South	To Strand Durban/KZN South	To Strand Durban/KZN South	To Strand Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	To Strand Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2
Distance (km)	52	33	133	186	114	0	0	0	0	0	103	103	103	7	5	5	5	5	103	103	305	114	5
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast	The Spot	The Spot				Country Club (African Beach)	Country Club (African Beach)	Country Club (African Beach)	Country Club (African Beach)	Country Club (African Beach)	Reunion	Reunion	Reunion	Country Club (African Beach)	Country Club (African Beach)	Country Club (African Beach)	Country Club (African Beach)	Country Club (African Beach)	Reunion	Reunion			Country Club (African Beach)
Rating (10 max)	4	4				3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3			4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Silwerstroom West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	7	7

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