Trafalgar Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.68° S 30.51° E

Trafalgar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trafalgar sea temperature is
20.9°C
0.3° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 1PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (18 Sep)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (18 Sep)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
2
1
1
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SE
9
2.3
SE
8
3
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
9
2.4
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.9
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.9
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1192
754
1272
1226
1183
1069
999
897
778
677
572
517
501
488
533
539
381
339
347
396
304
265
302
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
NE
10
NE
15
N
15
NE
30
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
5
N
0
SSE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:47AM1.19m
7:02PM1.16m
7:20AM1.03m
7:50PM1.01m
12:04PM0.94m
Low Tide
12:53PM0.58m
1:23AM0.66m
1:31PM0.75m
3:18AM0.80m
6:14PM0.83m
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
8
6
5
5
7
4
3
3
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
18
19
20
20
19
18
18
18
19
21
20
21
21
20
Feels °C
14
15
14
15
14
16
15
16
16
17
15
16
17
17
16
17
17
20
23
20
22
22
21
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