Trafalgar surf break

Trafalgar surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 23 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
26.9° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Trafalgar today?

The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 10AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am February 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (23 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (23 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SE
1.2
NE
1.7
ENE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.1
E
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.8
E
0.4
SSW
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)766131313131312121212121281212812109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7792184868786858277767549737314287878761450405275181151
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNE
30
NNE
40
NE
35
NE
15
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
N
30
SSW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
25
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
30
S
35
S
25
SSW
15
SW
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:03AM
1.58
7:14PM
1.36
7:45AM
1.39
8:02PM
1.18
8:52AM
1.19
9:58PM
1.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:15PM
0.34
1:22AM
0.36
2:02PM
0.52
2:15AM
0.55
3:29PM
0.68
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
Sunrise-5:43-------5:43-------5:43------
Sunset----6:37-------6:37-------6:36---
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----618112--12-----------
Temp. °C232426262423242323242524242323232324262525242322
Feels °C (?)212122232623252323252823272525222325232124252423
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