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Baggies surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 10 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
25.0° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Baggies today?
The current surf forecast for Baggies at 4PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Baggies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | |
281 | 184 | 172 | 264 | 243 | 234 | 651 | 516 | 378 | 400 | 439 | 276 | 210 | 163 | 158 | 163 | 297 | 596 | 715 | 580 | 431 | 317 | 478 | 361 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 9:37AM1.12m | 10:58PM1.23m | 11:25AM1.17m | 00:09AM1.37m | 12:33PM1.29m | 00:59AM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:06PM0.64m | 5:19AM0.68m | 5:33PM0.57m | 6:28AM0.54m | 6:32PM0.45m | 7:17AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — |
 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | 5:12 |
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Temp °C | 28 | 33 | 31 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
23 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 9 | ENE 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 281 | 184 | 172 | 264 | 243 | 234 | 348 | 75 | 378 | 400 | 439 | 276 | 112 | 71 | 50 | 57 | 297 | 596 | 715 | 580 | 431 | 317 | 478 | 361 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | ENE 8 | SE 13 | ENE 8 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 16 |
| kJ | 22 | 12 | 144 | 106 | 102 | 166 | 131 | 42 | 44 | 60 | 39 | 39 | 210 | 163 | 158 | 163 | 42 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 84 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 13 | SE 13 | E 11 | E 11 | — | SE 12 | SSE 12 | NE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 18 | S 17 | E 9 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 10 | 22 | 21 | 32 | 29 | 46 | 44 | 3 | 40 | 2 | 2 | — | 38 | 29 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 103 | 154 | 6 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 3 | NW 4 | S 5 | SE 4 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | NE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | 72 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 651 | 516 | — | 93 | 185 | 170 | 210 | — | — | — | — | 41 | 40 | 47 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 304 | 189 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 73 | 0 | 189 | 246 | 192 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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