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Trafalgar surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 05 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
24.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Trafalgar today?
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 10PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | |
106 | 104 | 71 | 66 | 63 | 62 | 229 | 162 | 1578 | 2423 | 2292 | 1931 | 1820 | 1510 | 1413 | 952 | 846 | 627 | 892 | 1562 | 3926 | 4309 | 3385 | 2878 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 5:31PM1.44m | 5:40AM1.45m | 6:04PM1.35m | 6:12AM1.35m | 6:43PM1.26m | 6:51AM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32PM0.34m | 11:54AM0.33m | 00:05AM0.45m | 12:30PM0.43m | 00:45AM0.56m | 1:17PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — |
 | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
3 | 3 | 15 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 23 |
22 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
 kJ | 52 | 104 | 71 | 51 | 39 | 90 | 99 | 162 | 1578 | 2423 | 2292 | 1931 | 1820 | 1510 | 1413 | 952 | 821 | 439 | 480 | 1562 | 1805 | 2010 | 1818 | 1746 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 7 | SSW 11 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 19 | 11 | 10 | 66 | 63 | 40 | 47 | 94 | 308 | 78 | 54 | 36 | 25 | 30 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 447 | 308 | 192 | 135 | 334 | 469 | 733 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | NE 6 | — | SW 16 | S 16 | — | SW 16 | — | SSW 15 | — | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 19 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 106 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 62 | 63 | 67 | 59 | — | 10 | 5 | — | 10 | — | 21 | — | 13 | 17 | 11 | 148 | 90 | 56 | 54 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 5 | E 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | W 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | — | 43 | 55 | 83 | 71 | — | 229 | 14 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | 207 | 404 | 846 | 627 | 892 | 10 | 3926 | 4309 | 3385 | 2878 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 103 | 54 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 58 | 52 | 58 | 16 | 52 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 68 |
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