Trafalgar surf break

Trafalgar surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 08 May 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
25.3° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Trafalgar today?

The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 3PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (08 May)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (08 May)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun night).

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
1
4
5
4
3
4
4
4
2
1
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
11
2.5
S
12
3
S
12
3.5
SSW
12
3
S
14
3
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.1
S
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
1
S
10
1.1
SSW
6
1.6
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3610
3445
2000
2426
3435
3970
3662
3035
2570
2188
1843
1312
1029
879
699
576
403
332
221
177
139
196
80
386
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
WSW
30
SW
30
S
15
S
10
SW
5
NE
15
N
10
NW
10
NW
5
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
ENE
10
SW
15
SSW
15
W
25
WSW
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
6:51AM1.24m
7:40PM1.17m
7:52AM1.14m
9:14PM1.13m
9:39AM1.08m
11:00PM1.20m
Low Tide
1:17PM0.52m
1:46AM0.67m
2:28PM0.60m
3:29AM0.72m
4:08PM0.61m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:31
6:31
6:33
6:33
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5:15
5:15
5:15
5:14
Temp °C
19
18
22
23
22
21
20
19
17
17
21
22
22
19
18
17
17
18
25
29
28
24
21
21
13
13
15
16
19
19
19
17
15
16
20
19
20
17
16
14
14
14
21
27
28
21
17
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
S
12
1
SSE
17
1.2
SSE
16
3
S
13
3
S
14
3
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.1
S
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1
S
10
1.2
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.6
S
9
Energy kJ
1728
1775
569
733
2705
3970
3662
3035
2570
2188
1843
1312
1029
879
699
576
403
332
221
128
257
313
255
386
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
SSE
18
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
1.5
SSE
15
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
NE
4
0.5
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.3
SE
14
1.1
SSW
6
1.1
ENE
9
Energy kJ
130
418
90
75
1051
48
42
41
40
40
39
24
36
35
34
22
9
13
48
177
139
31
80
181
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
19
0.7
ESE
10
0.1
NE
8
0.3
NE
7
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.3
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
17
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.1
SW
14
0.6
S
10
0.3
SE
13
Energy kJ
184
92
2
9
72
61
60
41
43
10
25
26
30
29
10
10
22
22
12
22
21
7
70
28
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
11
2.5
S
12
3
S
12
3.5
SSW
12
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.6
NE
6
1.7
ENE
7
1
S
10
1.4
SSW
5
0.5
W
3
Energy kJ
3610
3445
2000
2426
3435
5
8
6
18
58
167
259
196
111
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
3
52
52
95
52
0
0
5
0
0
16
103
103
0
0
0
0
5
114
114
0
0
0
16
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
7
9
5
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