Trafalgar surf break

Trafalgar surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 20 Feb 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
26.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Trafalgar today?

The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 5PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (20 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.9
SE
0.8
ESE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
S
1.3
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)9998999999999998566888815
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18418011090656356525658585858606163881601815850373757
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
E
15
NE
10
NE
10
N
5
N
10
NW
5
WNW
10
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:35PM
1.73
5:56AM
1.84
6:06PM
1.65
6:28AM
1.73
6:38PM
1.52
7:03AM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:33AM
0.02
11:40PM
-0.04
12:05PM
0.08
12:10AM
0.05
12:38PM
0.19
12:44AM
0.18
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise-------5:41-------5:41-------5:43
Sunset--6:42-------6:40-------6:38-----
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C272727262624232526262625252423242626252424232224
Feels °C (?)292929292927252728262626262524242323222121202021
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