Trafalgar surf break

Trafalgar surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 14 Apr 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
25.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Trafalgar today?

The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 3AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 14). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (15 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)20s
Evening (15 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.4
NE
0.2
S
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.1
S
0.2
S
1.3
S
1.5
S
1.1
S
1
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
S
0.8
E
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
1.3
ENE
1.1
E
1.2
E
0.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)45610111292012677761110956656715
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3138118812143281212823110793909582109334245928613442
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
15
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
SE
10
ENE
10
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
W
15
NNE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossoffcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise-----6:16-------6:16-------6:18--
Sunset5:38-------5:37-------5:37-------
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------1334311--------
Temp. °C262424242426262424232221212122242322212121222527
Feels °C (?)272625232224221921222222232223242323212121232525
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