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Trafalgar Surf Photo: 'golden nugget ' by louis bouwer

Issued: 1 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

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21.7° C

0.7°

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

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	N		E	SSE
	11 s	glass		11 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 July at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Trafalgar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	ENE		E	SSE
	11 s	cross- on		11 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 July at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Trafalgar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NNE		E	SSE
	11 s	cross- on		11 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 July at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Trafalgar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NNE		E	SSE
	11 s	cross- on		11 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 July at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Trafalgar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	N		E	SSE
	11 s	cross		11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 July at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Trafalgar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NNW		E	SSE
	11 s	cross- off		11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 July at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Trafalgar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NW	NNW	E	SSE
	11 s	cross- off	3 s	11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 July at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Trafalgar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	W	WSW	E	SSE
	11 s	off	6 s	11 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 July at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Trafalgar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SW	SW	E	SW
	11 s	cross- off	7 s	11 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 July at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Trafalgar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	SSW	SSW	E
	11 s	cross- off	9 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 July at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Trafalgar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	SSW	SSW	E	SSE
	11 s	cross- off	11 s	11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 July at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Trafalgar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	SSW	SSW	E	SSE
	11 s	cross- off	10 s	11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 July at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Trafalgar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	SW	SSW	E	SW
	10 s	cross- off	10 s	11 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 July at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Trafalgar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SW	SSW	E	SW
	10 s	cross- off	9 s	11 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 July at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Trafalgar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SW	SSW	E	SW
	9 s	cross- off	9 s	11 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 July at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Trafalgar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SW	SSW	E	SW
	9 s	cross- off	8 s	11 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 July at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Trafalgar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SW	SSW	E	SW
	8 s	cross- off	8 s	11 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 July at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Trafalgar around the time the photo was taken

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Trafalgar Surf Photo: 'golden nugget ' by louis bouwer

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User: louis bouwer (2 photos)

Country: South Africa (562 photos)

Photo taken at: 12:24 pm 29 Jul 2016