Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (28 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 12AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 27). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (28 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 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 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tue 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 259 | 242 | 183 | 178 | 178 | 180 | 113 | 99 | 96 | 67 | 67 | 44 | 38 | 70 | 458 | 246 | 360 | 571 | 494 | 890 | 305 | 186 | 166 | 158 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | 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 | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:33PM1.30m | 2:44AM1.43m | 3:11PM1.38m | 3:21AM1.48m | 3:46PM1.44m | 3:54AM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:30PM0.44m | 8:59AM0.34m | 9:08PM0.38m | 9:34AM0.27m | 9:44PM0.33m | 10:07AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  |  |  |  |  | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — |
 | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 259 | 186 | 256 | 270 | 196 | 165 | 155 | 155 | 131 | 120 | 99 | 96 | 118 | 155 | 153 | 124 | 99 | 62 | 61 | 445 | 305 | 173 | 127 | 77 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | — | — | SSW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | 242 | 183 | 178 | 178 | 180 | 113 | 99 | 96 | 67 | 67 | 44 | 34 | 70 | 174 | 246 | — | — | 128 | 69 | 68 | 74 | 101 | 127 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 23 | S 22 | S 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 9 | 38 | 33 | 458 | — | — | — | — | 128 | 128 | 186 | 166 | 158 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 2 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 163 | 408 | 617 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 12 | 91 | 360 | 571 | 494 | 890 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 258 | 346 | 302 | 181 | 52 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Trafalgar surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest