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Trafalgar surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 21 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
24.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Trafalgar today?
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 4AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 6 | E 12 | E 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | |
238 | 186 | 151 | 101 | 273 | 268 | 264 | 169 | 150 | 141 | 136 | 175 | 132 | 169 | 123 | 118 | 116 | 114 | 112 | 82 | 112 | 110 | 79 | 102 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 6:36AM1.43m | 7:16PM1.41m | 7:32AM1.29m | 8:26PM1.32m | 8:46AM1.17m | 9:53PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:26AM0.33m | 12:50PM0.31m | 1:25AM0.48m | 1:48PM0.43m | 2:41AM0.60m | 3:02PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 13 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 7 |
 kJ | 238 | 186 | 151 | 101 | 273 | 268 | 264 | 681 | 139 | 130 | 113 | 117 | 94 | 94 | 82 | 82 | 84 | 67 | 67 | 52 | 112 | 110 | 79 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 7 | S 10 | S 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | 81 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 70 | 41 | 30 | 30 | 150 | 141 | 136 | 175 | 132 | 169 | 123 | 118 | 116 | 114 | 112 | 82 | 35 | 46 | 41 | 102 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SSE 11 | E 12 | E 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | S 9 |
| kJ | 40 | 47 | 65 | 83 | 119 | 42 | 38 | 64 | 27 | 25 | 107 | 100 | 92 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 78 | 74 | 73 | 50 | 50 | 18 | 16 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | NE 6 | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 12 | 34 | 69 | 169 | 136 | 193 | 192 | 211 | — | 103 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 473 | 587 | 114 | 114 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 103 | 103 | 52 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 133 | 301 | 0 | 0 |
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