Trafalgar Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.68° S 30.51° E

Trafalgar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trafalgar sea temperature is
21.9° C
0.4° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 6PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (15 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (15 Jul)6ft (1.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
724
650
663
804
743
730
639
556
533
450
384
331
331
277
277
277
233
237
233
233
192
192
192
192
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
WNW
5
ESE
15
SSE
5
SE
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
W
10
W
10
S
15
S
10
S
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:42PM1.74m
4:55AM1.70m
5:23PM1.77m
5:33AM1.66m
6:02PM1.74m
6:10AM1.59m
Low Tide
10:26AM0.03m
10:48PM0.10m
11:04AM0.00m
11:29PM0.13m
11:41AM0.02m
00:08AM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
19
20
20
19
18
18
17
17
20
20
19
18
17
16
16
16
20
20
19
18
17
16
16
17
Feels °C
18
18
19
19
17
18
16
16
20
18
20
18
15
15
15
15
19
18
19
19
17
15
14
14
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