Trafalgar Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.68° S 30.51° E

Trafalgar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trafalgar sea temperature is
21.0°C
0.0° 

Trafalgar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 1PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (22 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (22 Aug)10ft (3.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
3
0
0
1
2
0
1
2
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
16
3
SSW
7
3.5
SSW
9
3
SSW
10
2.5
SSW
10
2.3
SSW
10
2
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.6
S
9
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
9
1
S
8
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
8
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
107
232
257
420
721
734
1757
1663
1295
959
786
580
436
362
312
246
144
132
90
166
133
103
101
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
NNE
20
NE
10
SE
40
SSW
55
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
S
15
S
5
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
15
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
N
5
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:15PM0.95m
00:56AM1.07m
1:48PM1.09m
1:54AM1.21m
2:24PM1.25m
Low Tide
4:59AM0.78m
6:13PM0.79m
7:33AM0.67m
7:45PM0.66m
8:12AM0.52m
8:23PM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
16
18
25
26
20
19
19
18
18
18
20
20
18
18
17
16
15
15
19
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
14
15
22
27
14
10
12
10
11
12
15
16
16
18
16
15
14
14
17
17
18
18
18
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