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Trafalgar surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 08 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
25.3° C
(Which is 1.5°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: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
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 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSW 6 | S 9 | |
3610 | 3445 | 2000 | 2426 | 3435 | 3970 | 3662 | 3035 | 2570 | 2188 | 1843 | 1312 | 1029 | 879 | 699 | 576 | 403 | 332 | 221 | 177 | 139 | 196 | 80 | 386 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 6:51AM1.24m | 7:40PM1.17m | 7:52AM1.14m | 9:14PM1.13m | 9:39AM1.08m | 11:00PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:17PM0.52m | 1:46AM0.67m | 2:28PM0.60m | 3:29AM0.72m | 4:08PM0.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:14 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 21 |
13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 27 | 28 | 21 | 17 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 9 |
 kJ | 1728 | 1775 | 569 | 733 | 2705 | 3970 | 3662 | 3035 | 2570 | 2188 | 1843 | 1312 | 1029 | 879 | 699 | 576 | 403 | 332 | 221 | 128 | 257 | 313 | 255 | 386 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | SSE 18 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 15 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 14 | SSW 6 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 130 | 418 | 90 | 75 | 1051 | 48 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 24 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 48 | 177 | 139 | 31 | 80 | 181 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 19 | ESE 10 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SW 14 | S 10 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 184 | 92 | 2 | 9 | 72 | 61 | 60 | 41 | 43 | 10 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 70 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | — | S 10 | SSW 5 | W 3 |
| kJ | 3610 | 3445 | 2000 | 2426 | 3435 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 58 | 167 | 259 | — | 196 | 111 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 52 | 52 | 95 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 103 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 114 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
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