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Trafalgar surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today?
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 2PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 238 | 294 | 1661 | 5067 | 5218 | 3829 | 5998 | 4142 | 4187 | 1122 | 1048 | 957 | 1100 | 1021 | 1087 | 1087 | 1298 | 1154 | 1430 | 1154 | 1044 | 1249 | 1841 | 1608 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:19PM 1.07 | 12:58AM 1.15 | 1:37PM 1.26 | 1:53AM 1.31 | 2:17PM 1.44 | 2:29AM 1.45 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:44PM 0.68 | 7:20AM 0.56 | 7:50PM 0.51 | 8:03AM 0.39 | 8:28PM 0.36 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Durban/KZN South
The wind is still cross-off at Trafalgar (fresh winds from the SSW at SHIP5678 27 km from Trafalgar). 1.9m 6s windswell from the SSW with a 1.2m 12s groundswell, also from the SSW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
27 km away, 3 h 7 min ago
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