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Trafalgar surf break

Trafalgar surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 13 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
26.7° C
 (Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Trafalgar today?

The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 3PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am February 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Feb)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (13 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (13 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
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
1
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
5
3
3
1
1
1
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.8
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1.1
S
0.6
SSE
1.4
S
2.2
S
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.4
S
2.2
S
1.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
2.4
S
2.2
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.5
S
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
Period(s) (?)101010999141467888814141313131313111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)981201861731681901607973726079291051657579850443620281654132511781044555452326
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
20
WSW
20
SSW
20
SE
15
E
15
NE
10
NE
40
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
45
SW
45
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:11PM
1.23
2:40AM
1.25
2:44PM
1.38
3:09AM
1.42
3:14PM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:00AM
0.65
8:30PM
0.50
8:37AM
0.50
8:58PM
0.34
9:08AM
0.36
9:24PM
0.20
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
Sunrise-5:35-------5:35-------5:35------
Sunset----6:47-------6:46-------6:45---
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
21----2163-123311111---1
Temp. °C242326262625252322202121201919191819212122222121
Feels °C (?)272326272827282017141414151515151616171819212022
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