Trafalgar surf break

Trafalgar surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 13 Apr 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
25.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Trafalgar today?

The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 6PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 13). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (13 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (13 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.8
NNE
0.3
SE
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
SSW
0.1
S
0.1
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
Period(s) (?)121211115116661312551010122020666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)46454342152336251233302858714882001901411018271
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
20
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
20
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
40
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise-------6:16-------6:16-------6:16
Sunset--5:39-------5:38-------5:37-----
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
--2---------------13981410
Temp. °C252423232323222224262525252424272424242221202021
Feels °C (?)232424242525242424242428242321252019212222202022
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