Trafalgar surf break

Trafalgar surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 06 May 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 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 11AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (06 May)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (06 May)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
1
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
1
3
5
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
1
SE
8
2
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.4
SE
11
2.3
SE
11
2.3
SSE
11
1.9
SE
11
2
SSW
10
1.7
S
12
3.5
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
11
2.5
S
12
4
SSW
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
3.5
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
63
62
63
113
959
1858
1865
1713
1510
1346
1257
1260
821
746
786
2532
3019
1989
4118
2816
2555
4247
3716
3530
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
N
5
WSW
25
SE
20
SE
10
ESE
15
NNW
20
WNW
15
WSW
10
W
25
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
S
20
S
15
SW
10
W
5
SW
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
High Tide
6:04PM1.35m
6:12AM1.35m
6:43PM1.26m
6:51AM1.24m
7:40PM1.17m
Low Tide
11:54AM0.33m
00:05AM0.45m
12:30PM0.43m
00:45AM0.56m
1:17PM0.52m
1:46AM0.67m
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:30
6:31
6:31
6:31
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5:17
5:16
5:15
5:15
1
2
2
Temp °C
21
21
24
24
22
19
17
16
17
18
25
25
23
22
20
20
19
18
22
23
22
20
19
19
23
21
25
21
19
18
15
13
14
16
19
17
15
15
12
12
13
13
16
16
17
17
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
2
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.4
SE
11
2.3
SE
11
2.3
SSE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.3
SSE
12
1.7
S
12
2.4
S
12
2.5
SSW
11
0.7
SE
10
3
S
12
1.3
SSE
16
3
S
12
3.5
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
13
Energy kJ
50
39
62
77
959
1858
1865
1713
1510
1346
1257
1260
821
503
786
1562
1655
104
2501
838
2151
4247
3716
3530
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.5
S
12
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
NE
8
1.1
SE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.7
SE
18
0.9
SSE
17
0.5
ESE
10
1.9
SSE
15
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
Energy kJ
21
45
38
67
47
28
47
23
24
28
21
21
16
270
178
157
148
334
464
55
1588
44
28
27
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.1
E
11
0.5
E
8
0.1
SW
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
SW
16
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.5
SE
19
0.1
NE
8
0.6
ESE
10
0.2
NNE
8
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
E
9
0.1
SW
17
0.2
SSW
17
Energy kJ
63
62
63
2
33
10
5
10
17
17
13
17
184
2
65
6
55
43
11
29
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
7
1.2
NE
6
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
3
1.3
SW
6
1.8
SW
7
1.9
SSW
9
2
SSW
10
1.8
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
11
2.5
S
12
4
SSW
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
Energy kJ
91
109
113
34
15
5
145
303
586
746
590
2532
3019
1989
4118
2816
2555
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
6
5
5
5
7
8
Distance (km)
54
5
0
0
0
33
52
7
0
0
0
0
76
52
52
16
16
54
52
52
52
52
52
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
7
5
7
9
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
7
6
6
4
7
5
5
4
4
4
6
6
5
7
7
7
5
7
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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