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Trafalgar surf break

Trafalgar surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 10 Jan 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
25.3° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Trafalgar today?

The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 12PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (10 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (10 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tue
13
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.5
S
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)131212121111101016151414131312121223222020181816
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)613488339279205156141100126292280327239178121834653156212218340322302
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
10
SE
10
ENE
10
W
25
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		onoffcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:12AM
1.36
8:15PM
1.17
9:01AM
1.25
9:16PM
1.06
10:16AM
1.16
11:09PM
1.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:23PM
0.57
2:23AM
0.52
3:22PM
0.66
3:23AM
0.64
4:54PM
0.71
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tue
13
Sunrise-5:05-------5:05-------5:05------
Sunset----7:04-------7:04-------7:04---
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1----------------------
Temp. °C222222232423232322242626262423232325262626242423
Feels °C (?)232424242626222221242525262324232324232223222324
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