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Trafalgar surf break

Trafalgar surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 09 Feb 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
26.2° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Trafalgar today?

The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 10PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (09 Feb)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (09 Feb)3ft (0.9m)13s

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

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Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.1
S
1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.7
SSW
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)9913131313131313131313111111111013131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)96100187232411340503495488398330319121114114827787878584837974
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NE
10
NNE
0
NE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
SSE
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
5
ENE
5
WSW
15
NNW
25
SSW
20
WSW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossglasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:43PM
1.14
8:15AM
1.15
8:28PM
0.99
9:55AM
1.02
12:44AM
0.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:52PM
0.58
1:52AM
0.59
2:41PM
0.71
2:47AM
0.74
5:37PM
0.79
6:32AM
0.79
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise-------5:31-------5:33-------5:33
Sunset--6:51-------6:51-------6:50-----
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------25-------112---
Temp. °C262727262524242527272623242323252829282223242325
Feels °C (?)272928262525273029293022242322242729322523232324
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