Trafalgar surf break

Trafalgar surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 30 Mar 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
26.3° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Trafalgar today?

The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 5PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (30 Mar)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (30 Mar)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
1.3
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.4
E
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.7
E
1.2
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
SSE
1.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)9121111111111106666666955699986
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)949693888611411010410912686127979369787212617925252424151
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
30
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:43PM
1.51
3:00AM
1.70
3:13PM
1.61
3:28AM
1.79
3:40PM
1.67
3:55AM
1.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:42AM
0.27
8:46PM
0.18
9:11AM
0.15
9:14PM
0.09
9:38AM
0.08
9:41PM
0.03
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise-------6:07-------6:07-------6:09
Sunset--5:57-------5:55-------5:54-----
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
----11221--11------11111
Temp. °C252625252524242426262524232323242626252424232324
Feels °C (?)252423252525252525242424232222232424232223232323
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