Trafalgar Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.68° S 30.51° E

Trafalgar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trafalgar sea temperature is
21.7° C
0.7° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 4AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (10 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (10 Aug)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon morning, calm by Wed morning).

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
3
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
7
3
S
8
3
S
9
3.5
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
S
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.2
S
11
1.4
S
10
1.5
S
10
2.1
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
9
1.8
SE
8
2.2
ESE
9
2.3
SE
9
2.2
SE
9
2.1
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
710
1288
1465
1795
1541
1256
949
1043
909
651
587
456
408
332
410
424
766
1042
479
812
844
743
707
575
Wind (km/h)
55
S
40
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
S
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
S
10
SSE
5
S
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
5
N
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:52AM1.40m
2:26PM1.42m
2:43AM1.54m
3:11PM1.60m
3:25AM1.66m
3:50PM1.74m
Low Tide
8:12AM0.35m
8:31PM0.32m
8:57AM0.19m
9:17PM0.18m
9:35AM0.06m
9:57PM0.09m
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6:37
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
5:30
 mm
1
7
5
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
16
16
17
16
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
7
7
7
7
7
8
10
9
9
9
8
9
10
11
10
11
11
14
15
13
13
14
15
14
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