Trafalgar surf break

Trafalgar surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 23 Mar 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
26.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Trafalgar today?

The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 11PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)--
Afternoon (23 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (23 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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
Thursday
26
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.6
E
1.9
E
2
E
0.6
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.8
E
1.6
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)666616151414141414141414777131377777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)259176137123280326371366366366366371223213264348399135373348279212183155
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
E
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
25
NNE
35
NE
40
NE
35
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
15
SW
25
SW
10
WSW
0
E
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:19PM
1.52
6:40AM
1.53
6:58PM
1.35
7:23AM
1.31
7:54PM
1.16
8:40AM
1.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:24AM
0.22
12:53PM
0.34
1:05AM
0.42
1:41PM
0.54
2:08AM
0.63
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise-----6:03-------6:03-------6:03--
Sunset6:06-------6:04-------6:02-------
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
1-------------------1---
Temp. °C232223222222222223232322212326262625252424242726
Feels °C (?)192022212222222122222323202123232525252624273127
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