Trafalgar Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.68° S 30.51° E

Trafalgar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trafalgar sea temperature is
21.8° C
0.4° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 12PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (23 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.7
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
0.6
SE
12
2.1
SSW
7
2.5
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
9
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
9
1.9
S
9
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
205
167
167
189
290
260
373
106
443
1177
1256
1279
1005
536
463
475
427
388
495
462
485
424
387
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
5
E
15
SW
30
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
20
SSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
10
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:19AM1.03m
11:17PM1.13m
12:25PM1.03m
00:56AM1.16m
1:44PM1.12m
Low Tide
4:20PM0.69m
5:59AM0.69m
6:19PM0.70m
7:28AM0.61m
7:40PM0.61m
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part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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clear
clear
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part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
19
20
20
19
19
18
18
17
18
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
17
18
17
16
15
Feels °C
13
14
18
19
21
18
15
11
10
8
9
9
11
14
14
14
12
13
15
16
15
14
13
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