Baggies 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.07° S 30.88° E

Issued: 1 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Baggies sea temperature is

22.8° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Baggies today (19 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Baggies at 6PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	13s
Afternoon (19 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Evening (19 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 19					Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	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)	2	1	3	4	4	3	2	2	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	820	583	861	816	795	948	1039	993	1197	1118	1010	761	761	683	672	614	546	546	494	486	486
Wind (km/h)	NE	ENE	NE	N	NW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SSE	SE	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross	glassy	off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				7:16PM1.62m				7:21AM1.42m				7:54PM1.49m				8:00AM1.29m					8:37PM1.35m
Low Tide		12:52PM0.20m				1:23AM0.40m				1:28PM0.33m					2:04AM0.51m				2:07PM0.47m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	23	20	19	18	17	17	19	20	20	19	18	17	16	16	16	20	22	20	19	18
Feels °C	21	21	19	20	18	16	14	17	17	18	18	19	16	15	15	15	18	20	18	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	820	583	861	816	795	948	1039	993	1197	1118	1010	761	761	683	672	614	546	546	494	486	486
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	SE 14	E 10	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 10	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 9	SSW 12	ENE 9	E 9	SSW 16	SSW 16	ENE 5
kJ	92	264	96	184	167	102	74	48	47	30	67	116	90	71	40	57	17	15	91	104	33
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	E 10	S 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 12	SSW 17	E 9	E 9	SSW 16
kJ	38	94	86	71	71	69	48	48	31	30	29	28	27	27	15	15	28	57	15	15	147
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NE 6	—	—	—	SW 9	SSW 4	SSW 10	—	—	—	—	NNE 5	NNE 3	N 3	NNE 3	NE 3	NE 4	ENE 5	NE 5
kJ	—	—	5	—	—	—	65	11	77	—	—	—	—	3	3	5	6	6	17	28	84
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Baggies Durban/KZN South	Baggies Durban/KZN South	Green Point Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Scottburgh Point Durban/KZN South	Southbroom Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Baggies Durban/KZN South	Baggies Durban/KZN South	Baggies Durban/KZN South	Baggies Durban/KZN South	Baggies Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Green Point Durban/KZN South	Baggies Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	27	27	27	0	0	7	24	18	109	29	185	0	0	0	0	0	27	27	27	7	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3		4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5

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