Trafalgar surf break

Trafalgar surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 18 Apr 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
25.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Trafalgar today?

The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 3PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Afternoon (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
SSW
0.1
SW
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1
S
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.4
NE
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
ESE
0.1
SW
1.5
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
Period(s) (?)13205710101010121251111101313913899101216
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17157414943446134718818614798482321341776298430419556722967
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
35
S
25
S
25
SSE
15
SSE
10
E
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
15
N
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
20
SE
10
SE
10
E
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:21PM
1.76
4:37AM
1.90
4:56PM
1.71
5:13AM
1.80
5:33PM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:15AM
-0.07
10:22PM
-0.05
10:49AM
-0.03
10:58PM
0.01
11:25AM
0.06
11:37PM
0.13
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise-6:18-------6:18-------6:20------
Sunset----5:35-------5:34-------5:32---
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252425232322222121222526272627272525252423222119
Feels °C (?)242020192021191919192123262625252322201819202018
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