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Trafalgar surf break

Trafalgar surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 02 Feb 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
26.5° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Trafalgar today?

The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 1PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am February 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (02 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (02 Feb)3ft (0.9m)8s

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

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Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thu
05
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
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.8
E
0.4
SSW
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.7
ESE
0.5
SSW
0.7
ESE
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)15161481588888812812126666656611
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)929760948492791021051087385758383838387747369719365
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
WNW
15
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
30
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offononcross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:24PM
1.73
4:48AM
1.81
4:57PM
1.73
5:20AM
1.82
5:27PM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:19AM
0.09
10:32PM
-0.02
10:53AM
0.07
11:03PM
-0.04
11:25AM
0.09
11:32PM
-0.01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thu
05
Sunrise-5:24-------5:26-------5:26------
Sunset----6:57-------6:55-------6:54---
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------------12--
Temp. °C232426272625242423242627272525242425262726252525
Feels °C (?)262728292727262725262727272526252525252625252426
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