Trafalgar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.68° S 30.51° E

Issued: 1 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Trafalgar sea temperature is

22.3° C

Trafalgar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (21 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 7PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s
Afternoon (21 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Evening (21 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night).
	Tue 21					Wednesday 22								Thursday 23
	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)	2	2	2	1	1	2	3	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 12	SE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	537	478	478	469	418	376	383	396	361	361	282	278	236	236	202	167	213	189	290	208	108
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ENE	N	N	NNW	NNW	N	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	SSW	SW	SSW	S	S	SW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	8:02AM1.24m				8:39PM1.31m				8:52AM1.12m				9:39PM1.19m				10:19AM1.03m
Low Tide			2:08PM0.46m				2:55AM0.60m				2:58PM0.59m				4:08AM0.68m				4:20PM0.69m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	19	20	20	20	19	18	17	17	21	22	21	20	19	19	19	17	19	19	19	19	19
Feels °C	19	20	20	20	18	17	16	16	19	18	18	20	18	16	15	14	16	17	18	18	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSW 13	SSW 12	SE 12
kJ	537	478	478	469	418	376	383	396	361	361	282	122	158	181	161	104	107	88	290	208	108
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	53	93	151	149	140	179	252	305	285	207	154	278	236	236	202	167	167	167	62	61	37
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	SSW 11	E 9	E 9	E 9	NE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	E 9	—	—	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SE 12	SE 12	—
kJ	15	25	15	15	15	8	12	17	7	—	—	154	98	65	57	55	213	189	164	110	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	—	SSW 4	SSW 4	S 5	SSW 7	SSW 3	SSW 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	10	25	35	50	28	72	108	256	317	340	—	16	29	23	59	9	229
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Trafalgar Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	To Strand Durban/KZN South	To Strand Durban/KZN South	Trafalgar Durban/KZN South	Trafalgar Durban/KZN South	To Strand Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	To Strand Durban/KZN South	To Strand Durban/KZN South	Sunwich Port Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Alkantstrand KZN North	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Sunwich Port Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	2	3	2	3	2	1
Distance (km)	0	103	103	5	5	0	0	5	103	103	329	103	5	5	16	52	133	259	52	16	52
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast	Country Club (African Beach)	Reunion	Reunion	Reunion	Country Club (African Beach)	Country Club (African Beach)	Country Club (African Beach)	Country Club (African Beach)	Reunion	Reunion		Reunion	Country Club (African Beach)	Country Club (African Beach)	Country Club (African Beach)	Vetchs Reef			The Spot	Country Club (African Beach)	Scottburgh Point
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3		2	4	3	3	3			3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dungeons Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	3	4	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	8	5	6	4	4	4	4	4	6	9

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