Trafalgar surf break

Trafalgar surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 25 Mar 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
26.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Trafalgar today?

The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 11AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (25 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (25 Mar)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)14131414131313121277777888881313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22315425819218413513187851761431211237916918618214917313513112912182
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
25
NNE
35
NE
40
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
15
NNE
15
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
NNW
10
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
N
10
N
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:23AM
1.31
7:54PM
1.16
8:40AM
1.11
10:36PM
1.04
11:58AM
1.07
1:01AM
1.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:41PM
0.54
2:08AM
0.63
3:22PM
0.70
5:15AM
0.75
6:30PM
0.64
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
Sunrise-6:03-------6:03-------6:05------
Sunset----6:02-------6:01-------6:00---
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222326262625242424242525242323232223262626252423
Feels °C (?)212223232424232625242424242325262525272627262625
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