Trafalgar Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.68° S 30.51° E

Trafalgar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trafalgar sea temperature is
22.5° C
1.0° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 7AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (09 Jul)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (09 Jul)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
1
0
1
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
14
1.8
S
15
2.1
S
15
2.2
S
15
2.2
S
15
2.1
S
14
2.1
S
14
2
S
14
1.9
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
121
407
346
1001
919
892
875
1028
1428
2012
2146
2147
1830
1729
1483
1283
1003
865
838
797
835
835
736
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
SSW
25
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
15
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
SW
5
W
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:20AM1.15m
11:10PM1.35m
11:57AM1.17m
00:35AM1.40m
1:19PM1.27m
Low Tide
4:16AM0.54m
4:25PM0.51m
5:45AM0.51m
5:57PM0.50m
7:05AM0.43m
7:18PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:10
5:10
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
21
20
19
19
18
18
17
18
19
19
19
18
18
18
17
18
19
19
18
18
17
Feels °C
17
15
14
18
16
17
19
18
18
17
19
18
17
17
16
16
17
16
17
18
17
18
19
17
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