Trafalgar surf break

Trafalgar surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 05 May 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
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) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
2
4
4
4
3
4
3
1
3
3
1
3
5
6
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.9
SSW
11
1.2
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.4
SSE
11
2
SE
11
1.9
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
10
2.2
SSW
10
2.4
S
12
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
NW
5
S
25
SE
15
SSE
5
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
30
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
S
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
thunderstorm
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:30
6:31
6:31
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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)
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
1
ESE
5
0.8
SE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1
ENE
7
1.2
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.4
SSE
11
2
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.3
S
12
2.4
S
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
11
Energy 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)
0.7
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
1
E
7
1.1
SSW
11
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
SE
11
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
SE
18
0.9
SSE
17
1.2
SSE
16
Energy 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)
0.6
S
12
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.4
ENE
7
0.2
S
10
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
12
0.9
NE
6
0.1
SW
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
SW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.4
SSE
19
0.7
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
Energy 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)
0.9
ESE
5
1
E
5
1
NE
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
4
1
S
5
1.6
SW
7
1.5
SSW
9
1.9
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
10
2.2
SSW
10
0.6
W
4
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
Energy kJ
43
55
83
71
229
14
41
207
404
846
627
892
10
3926
4309
3385
2878
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
4
5
6
4
6
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
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
8
7
6
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
5
7
5
6
6
6
8
7
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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