Trafalgar surf break

Trafalgar surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 15 Jan 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 normal for this time of year)


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-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 15). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 3.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (15 Jan)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (15 Jan)8ft (2.4m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
1
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.1
S
1.7
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.7
SSW
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)1110112167888888777798888101011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22104610223687765709691513398320340295248225453375349203181244308319
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
15
NNE
25
SSW
25
SW
35
SW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
35
S
40
SSW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
S
20
SE
5
N
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:02AM
1.16
2:14PM
1.31
2:44AM
1.28
2:53PM
1.41
3:19AM
1.39
3:26PM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:56AM
0.57
8:33PM
0.45
8:40AM
0.46
9:08PM
0.33
9:16AM
0.36
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise---5:09-------5:09-------5:11----
Sunset------7:04-------7:04-------7:04-
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------------1-
Temp. °C252425262525242423232324252525242323222525262524
Feels °C (?)242525252120202020212121212121242323222525272926
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