Trafalgar Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.68° S 30.51° E

Trafalgar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trafalgar sea temperature is
20.4°C
0.8° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 12AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 11). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)--
Afternoon (12 Sep)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (12 Sep)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri night, near gales from the NE by Mon afternoon).

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.7
S
8
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
1
SSE
8
1.1
E
6
0.5
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
2.1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
41
18
34
32
29
60
99
105
109
113
110
86
205
251
318
216
203
501
Wind (km/h)
20
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
E
5
NE
15
NNE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
30
NE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:01PM1.89m
4:12AM1.76m
4:30PM1.90m
4:41AM1.74m
4:58PM1.85m
Low Tide
10:09PM0.00m
10:15AM-0.06m
10:38PM0.00m
10:43AM-0.04m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
5:47
 mm
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
19
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
20
19
20
21
21
21
20
21
Feels °C
19
21
21
20
21
20
19
18
20
20
20
19
19
20
20
20
19
20
21
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