Trafalgar surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 05 Nov 2025 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
22.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Trafalgar today?

The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 7PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (05 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (05 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Saturday
08
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.8
SE
0.9
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
S
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.9
ESE
1.3
ENE
0.4
S
Period(s) (?)13131212121212125559566666666668
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10295605755353434323819623268607174786251355912121
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
E
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
ESE
10
E
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
35
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
crossglassglasscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:23PM
1.93
3:44AM
1.75
4:00PM
1.91
4:21AM
1.73
4:39PM
1.82
5:00AM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:06AM
-0.02
9:37PM
-0.07
9:44AM
-0.04
10:13PM
-0.05
10:23AM
-0.00
10:51PM
0.02
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Saturday
08
Sunrise------4:58-------4:58-------4:56-
Sunset--6:22-------6:23-------6:24-----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---1---132-------11-----
Temp. °C212121202019191818191919181818191920202019181820
Feels °C (?)181819212119201917181718181718191920201917161615
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