Trafalgar surf break

Trafalgar surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 31 Mar 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
26.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Trafalgar today?

The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 4PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (31 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (31 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.6
S
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
S
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
0.4
S
0.4
SSE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.4
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
Period(s) (?)10111166119910566996656667777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7711486868582565747117148145252610887121144207202168330349352
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:13PM
1.61
3:28AM
1.79
3:40PM
1.67
3:55AM
1.83
4:07PM
1.70
4:20AM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:11AM
0.15
9:14PM
0.09
9:38AM
0.08
9:41PM
0.03
10:03AM
0.03
10:07PM
0.02
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise-------6:07-------6:09-------6:09
Sunset--5:55-------5:54-------5:52-----
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1--11------111----------
Temp. °C262625242323232326252424232323232424242423222122
Feels °C (?)262524232323222224232122222223222120212120201919
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