Trafalgar surf break

Trafalgar surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 26 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
25.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Trafalgar today?

The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 8PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 26). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (26 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (26 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.7
ESE
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.1
E
0.5
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.9
SSW
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.4
SSW
1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)7778888888888121212121111881088
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12112012356142190195191153133123121145857371988921014914231114114
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WNW
10
NNE
20
ENE
30
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
15
ENE
10
E
30
SSW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:40AM
1.11
10:36PM
1.04
11:58AM
1.07
1:01AM
1.19
1:25PM
1.22
1:53AM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:22PM
0.70
5:15AM
0.75
6:30PM
0.64
7:21AM
0.59
7:36PM
0.47
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise-------6:05-------6:05-------6:05
Sunset--6:01-------6:00-------5:59-----
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------1-------6231-
Temp. °C252524232322222325272525242424252827252423222222
Feels °C (?)242424252524252525262827262625272930242523222223
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