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Trafalgar surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 10 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
25.5° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Trafalgar today?
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 5AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
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 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun night, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 6 | S 9 | SSE 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | |
596 | 430 | 338 | 229 | 180 | 144 | 108 | 118 | 225 | 65 | 237 | 353 | 521 | 569 | 373 | 297 | 220 | 236 | 366 | 706 | 962 | 1082 | 789 | 373 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:39AM1.08m | 11:00PM1.20m | 11:25AM1.13m | 00:09AM1.33m | 12:32PM1.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:29AM0.72m | 4:08PM0.61m | 5:20AM0.66m | 5:32PM0.54m | 6:29AM0.51m | 6:31PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 18 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 |
15 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 23 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 6 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 |
 kJ | 596 | 430 | 338 | 229 | 129 | 268 | 284 | 284 | 225 | 135 | 237 | 353 | 521 | 569 | 373 | 123 | 220 | 74 | 366 | 706 | 962 | 1082 | 789 | 373 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | ESE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 9 | SSE 13 | NE 9 | NE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | NE 6 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 180 | 144 | 108 | 77 | 197 | 65 | 79 | 35 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 297 | 38 | 236 | 70 | 56 | 14 | 44 | 32 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | ESE 8 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | SE 12 | ENE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 22 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 30 | 46 | 44 | 31 | 64 | 60 | 39 | — | — | 38 | 41 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 71 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | WSW 3 | SSW 6 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | NE 8 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 6 | — | — | NW 3 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 16 | 59 | 49 | 278 | — | 3 | 118 | 29 | 57 | 15 | 7 | 55 | 124 | 246 | 226 | — | — | 2 | 121 | 61 | 86 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 0 | 106 | 300 | 114 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 54 | 104 | 24 | 0 | 114 | 208 | 114 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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