Trafalgar surf break

Trafalgar surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 07 Mar 2026 SAST
Forecast 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
25.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Trafalgar today?

The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 4AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 07). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Mar)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (07 Mar)11ft (3.5m)8s
Evening (07 Mar)11ft (3.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
4
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SW
0.9
SSW
2.2
SSW
3.5
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.2
S
1.9
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.9
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
Period(s) (?)1212121468101111121212121212121214121212111211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)36284131236914682835260223041990176816811413105412099969801427723638547418376363
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
30
SW
50
SSW
55
SSW
50
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
0
NE
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscrossglasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:41AM
1.74
5:49PM
1.59
6:04AM
1.63
6:12PM
1.48
6:26AM
1.49
6:34PM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:28PM
0.04
11:48AM
0.14
11:52PM
0.14
12:11PM
0.24
12:15AM
0.26
12:35PM
0.36
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise---5:52-------5:52-------5:52----
Sunset------6:24-------6:23-------6:22-
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----1--131111--1111-----
Temp. °C242423242424232020191919202020201919192022232322
Feels °C (?)252624231715141416171819202021211920192020202020
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

Latest Updates

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Trafalgar surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest