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Trafalgar surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 09 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
25.5° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Trafalgar today?
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 5PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 8 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
1814 | 1290 | 1010 | 894 | 699 | 596 | 430 | 338 | 229 | 180 | 144 | 108 | 78 | 270 | 165 | 404 | 1834 | 531 | 595 | 408 | 289 | 229 | 239 | 297 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 9:14PM1.13m | 9:39AM1.08m | 11:00PM1.20m | 11:25AM1.13m | 00:09AM1.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:28PM0.60m | 3:29AM0.72m | 4:08PM0.61m | 5:20AM0.66m | 5:32PM0.54m | 6:29AM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 |
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Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 |
20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 28 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | S 9 | NE 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 6 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 1814 | 1290 | 1010 | 894 | 699 | 596 | 430 | 338 | 229 | 129 | 276 | 330 | 290 | 197 | 165 | 81 | 404 | 531 | 595 | 408 | 39 | 229 | 78 | 297 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | ENE 9 | SSE 13 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 39 | 37 | 24 | 23 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 180 | 144 | 108 | 78 | 44 | 138 | 64 | 48 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 289 | 48 | 239 | 74 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SW 13 | SE 13 | SW 17 | SSE 12 | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 6 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 25 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 30 | 46 | 7 | 43 | 11 | 60 | — | — | 13 | 37 | 20 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | — | SW 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | W 4 | SSW 9 | SW 10 | NE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 49 | 322 | — | 3 | 100 | 270 | 10 | 404 | 1834 | 109 | 224 | 132 | 92 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 103 | 103 | 5 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 106 | 300 | 114 | 33 | 16 | 16 | 52 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 114 | 203 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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