Trafalgar Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.68° S 30.51° E

Trafalgar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trafalgar sea temperature is
21.8° C
0.8° 

Trafalgar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (06 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 10PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)--
Afternoon (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
1.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
121
93
90
87
127
158
154
98
115
108
106
83
85
117
151
138
125
120
476
Wind (km/h)
30
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
5
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
20
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:52PM1.33m
9:27AM1.10m
10:35PM1.23m
11:46AM1.08m
Low Tide
2:17PM0.46m
3:22AM0.58m
3:40PM0.59m
5:20AM0.62m
5:51PM0.61m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:28
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
19
19
20
20
20
19
19
17
16
16
22
23
22
22
20
Feels °C
16
18
19
19
18
19
19
19
20
19
18
15
14
14
19
19
19
20
17
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