Trafalgar surf break

Trafalgar surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 01 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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Trafalgar today?

The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 4PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 01). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (01 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (01 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
2.1
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.3
ENE
1.4
NE
1.2
NE
Period(s) (?)11121212161515151515151091414141414131313666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18615016121345714045124984914111910656445918672476377243184181135133143105
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
30
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NW
10
NNE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:03PM
1.56
3:25AM
1.68
3:36PM
1.66
3:56AM
1.80
4:06PM
1.73
4:25AM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:59AM
0.27
9:11PM
0.15
9:33AM
0.15
9:41PM
0.03
10:03AM
0.06
10:10PM
-0.03
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Sunrise-------5:48-------5:48-------5:50
Sunset--6:31-------6:30-------6:30-----
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--134221----------------
Temp. °C262524232220191820212222212019202223232223212022
Feels °C (?)272423232016141314151719201919191919191921202122
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