Trafalgar Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.68° S 30.51° E

Trafalgar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trafalgar sea temperature is
22.2° C
0.7° 

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


How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 4PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (12 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (12 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NE by Mon afternoon).

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
0.8
SSW
12
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.1
SE
8
1.3
SE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.7
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
679
574
472
396
389
176
241
255
278
337
276
320
302
295
264
156
238
413
540
601
601
601
551
508
Wind (km/h)
5
S
0
NE
5
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
25
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NE
15
ENE
10
NNE
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:21PM1.40m
2:42AM1.58m
3:13PM1.54m
3:31AM1.66m
3:59PM1.66m
Low Tide
8:08AM0.31m
8:22PM0.30m
9:00AM0.19m
9:16PM0.20m
9:44AM0.09m
10:04PM0.13m
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
5:13
5:14
 mm
1
2
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
17
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
16
16
18
20
19
19
19
17
16
16
19
20
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
17
18
17
16
17
16
16
16
15
15
14
15
14
16
17
15
14
15
18
19
19
19
17
17
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