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Trafalgar surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
24.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Trafalgar today?
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 10PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 21). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 13 | E 13 | NE 6 | E 12 | E 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 | S 12 | |
268 | 264 | 185 | 150 | 141 | 178 | 134 | 132 | 169 | 123 | 118 | 114 | 114 | 112 | 112 | 110 | 110 | 108 | 102 | 98 | 96 | 73 | 139 | 137 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:16PM1.41m | 7:32AM1.29m | 8:26PM1.32m | 8:46AM1.17m | 9:53PM1.28m | 10:20AM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:25AM0.48m | 1:48PM0.43m | 2:41AM0.60m | 3:02PM0.51m | 4:19AM0.64m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — |
 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 | S 12 |
 kJ | 268 | 264 | 681 | 123 | 130 | 117 | 120 | 120 | 100 | 82 | 82 | 84 | 91 | 74 | 48 | 110 | 110 | 108 | 102 | 98 | 96 | 69 | 139 | 137 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 4 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 41 | 30 | 30 | 150 | 141 | 178 | 134 | 132 | 169 | 123 | 118 | 114 | 114 | 112 | 112 | 31 | 18 | 27 | 55 | 61 | 58 | 7 | 69 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 13 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 42 | 38 | 64 | 29 | 53 | 105 | 100 | 92 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 78 | 72 | 73 | 50 | 50 | 30 | 57 | 25 | 16 | 14 | 73 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | — | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 31 | 57 | 185 | 152 | 229 | 261 | — | 106 | 84 | — | — | 7 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 33 | 43 | 33 | 59 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 587 | 114 | 114 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 259 |
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