Trafalgar surf break

Trafalgar surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 25 Feb 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
26.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Trafalgar today?

The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 10AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Feb)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (25 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (25 Feb)8ft (2.4m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
SSW
1.2
E
3
SSW
1.9
SSW
2
S
2.1
S
2.4
SSW
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
E
0.7
S
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
1.6
SSW
1.4
S
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)12128910101099988878788866151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7587177143367184979693841729219914890666847505050198156155140134
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
W
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SSW
35
S
30
SSW
15
SW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
N
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
10
NE
10
S
45
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
5
SSW
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:02PM
1.18
8:52AM
1.19
9:58PM
1.02
11:44AM
1.11
1:05AM
1.11
1:34PM
1.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:15AM
0.55
3:29PM
0.68
4:23AM
0.71
6:36PM
0.67
7:16AM
0.62
7:56PM
0.48
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise---5:43-------5:45-------5:46----
Sunset------6:36-------6:35-------6:34-
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------2112----
Temp. °C242323252726252423232224252626252423222121212222
Feels °C (?)272421222322222423242326252626252626171818202324
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