Trafalgar surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 17 Nov 2025 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
22.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Trafalgar today?

The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 4PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (17 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (17 Nov)3ft (0.9m)9s

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

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Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
1
SSE
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
E
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)999999999566998888877899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20717716513313310310310379889162565450514747513333292626
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
35
NE
25
ENE
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
NW
5
SSW
5
WSW
0
S
15
E
20
E
15
E
10
NE
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassonononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:13PM
1.57
2:32AM
1.46
2:41PM
1.61
3:01AM
1.51
3:10PM
1.64
3:29AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:27PM
0.26
8:28AM
0.28
8:54PM
0.19
8:58AM
0.23
9:21PM
0.15
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Sunrise------4:50-------4:50-------4:50-
Sunset--6:34-------6:34-------6:35-----
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------12--111--------
Temp. °C202020191918171921211919191819202121212020191820
Feels °C (?)171717151615131516181718211921222018191920181720
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