Trafalgar Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.68° S 30.51° E

Trafalgar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trafalgar sea temperature is
21.9° C
0.9° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 6AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu morning, light winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
1
S
7
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
151
151
151
120
121
121
93
90
87
108
120
99
98
85
85
83
83
85
117
149
138
125
120
361
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
20
SW
40
SSW
35
S
30
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
E
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
30
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:08AM1.23m
8:52PM1.33m
9:27AM1.10m
10:35PM1.23m
11:46AM1.08m
Low Tide
2:10AM0.46m
2:17PM0.46m
3:22AM0.58m
3:40PM0.59m
5:20AM0.62m
5:51PM0.61m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:28
 mm
1
Temp °C
22
22
21
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
19
18
17
16
16
23
23
23
22
19
Feels °C
17
17
16
15
16
16
17
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
19
17
15
14
14
20
20
21
21
16
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