Baggies surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 25 Apr 2026 SAST
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Baggies surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Baggies sea temperature is
24.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Baggies today?

The current surf forecast for Baggies at 9AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (25 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (25 Apr)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
4
4
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.4
E
8
1.8
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.9
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.3
E
10
2.2
S
7
2.5
S
8
2.4
S
9
3
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
165
181
197
230
270
264
302
336
474
555
648
635
555
546
657
748
484
484
434
325
440
796
896
1816
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
N
10
N
15
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NW
5
NW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:22AM1.11m
00:20AM1.30m
12:46PM1.23m
1:16AM1.45m
1:35PM1.36m
Low Tide
5:08AM0.73m
5:37PM0.63m
6:47AM0.60m
6:50PM0.51m
7:36AM0.46m
7:35PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:20
6:20
6:22
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5:27
5:25
5:24
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
19
24
25
23
23
22
22
21
23
28
28
26
24
24
24
24
23
23
21
19
18
18
16
15
18
23
23
22
24
23
22
20
22
26
26
26
24
24
23
23
20
18
15
14
14
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
8
0.4
SSW
12
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
2.2
S
10
Energy kJ
165
181
197
201
257
47
291
241
474
555
648
635
555
546
484
484
484
484
434
325
277
234
194
970
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
12
0.6
E
10
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
1
E
10
Energy kJ
106
103
69
64
41
50
73
49
29
27
13
13
13
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
194
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.4
SSW
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
11
0.1
SW
15
Energy kJ
5
18
17
16
50
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NE
6
1.4
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
1.6
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.4
E
8
1.8
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
0.6
SSW
3
1.5
S
5
2.2
S
7
2.5
S
8
2.4
S
9
3
SSW
10
Energy kJ
232
107
62
230
270
264
302
336
657
748
8
124
440
796
896
1816
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
Distance (km)
81
30
0
27
27
27
0
0
0
0
0
27
27
27
0
0
0
0
60
239
383
695
24
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
8
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
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