Check the Beach

Trafalgar Beach

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:15 pm
6 am
5.3
22 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
7 am
5.8
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
Now
6.0
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.2
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.3
28 km/h17 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.3
28 km/h17 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.0
28 km/h18 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.4
27 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.7
25 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.0
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.4
14 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
4.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
21°C69°F
Water
23°C73°F
Wind
2717 km/hmph SW
Gusts
4931 km/hmph
Waves
2.6 m9 ft
UV
2 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:15 pm
Today
5.3Fair6 am2214
5.8Good7 am2314
6.0GoodNow2717
6.2Good9 am2717
6.3Good10 am2817
6.3Good11 am2817
6.0Good12 pm2818
5.4Fair1 pm2717
4.7Fair2 pm2515
4.0Fair3 pm2012
4.4Fair4 pm148
4.3Fair5 pm117
4.1Fair6 pm74
Sat
7.3Great6 am138
7.6Great7 am149
7.6Great8 am1912
7.9Great9 am1811
8.0Great10 am2013
7.5Great11 am2415
7.2Great12 pm2616
6.9Good1 pm2516
6.6Good2 pm2314
8.2Great3 pm2012
8.5Excellent4 pm1710
8.6Excellent5 pm159
8.6Excellent6 pm106
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 2 pm, 0.7 m. Low at 8 pm, -0.7 m. High at 2 am, 0.6 mHigh 2 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 8 pm, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 2 am, 0.6 m2 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • High 2 pm, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 8 pm, -0.7 m2 ft
  • High 2 am, 0.6 m2 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun6.1 GoodBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 47%
  • Mon4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 87%
  • Tue4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 94%
  • Wed5.7 GoodBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 37%
  • Thu7.9 GreatBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 28 km/h18 mph, rain 14%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms90 m300 ft away
  • Showers70 m230 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 130 m420 ft. Fee not listed
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
4.2 km2.6 miPalm Beach (village)
Nearest airport
11 km7 miMargate Airport (MGH)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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