Trafalgar Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.68° S 30.51° E

Trafalgar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trafalgar sea temperature is
21.6° C
0.6° 

Trafalgar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 1AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (09 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (09 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, near gales from the S by Sun night).

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.6
E
9
3.5
S
8
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
S
8
2.3
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
125
120
115
75
75
77
153
135
115
69
63
1169
1507
1429
1423
1228
977
948
671
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
15
N
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
S
30
S
30
S
35
SSW
35
SW
55
S
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:36AM1.27m
1:27PM1.23m
1:52AM1.40m
2:26PM1.42m
Low Tide
5:51PM0.61m
7:09AM0.51m
7:30PM0.48m
8:12AM0.35m
8:31PM0.32m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:29
 mm
5
9
5
2
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
19
18
18
18
20
20
19
19
18
16
15
15
16
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
21
22
17
16
17
18
19
17
14
13
12
7
7
7
8
8
9
10
10
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