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Baggies surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 23 Apr 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
24.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Baggies today?
The current surf forecast for Baggies at 4PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
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 27°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | |
917 | 1506 | 1285 | 1258 | 1078 | 743 | 703 | 602 | 487 | 355 | 282 | 336 | 310 | 380 | 312 | 316 | 362 | 320 | 338 | 485 | 459 | 450 | 598 | 661 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:16PM1.23m | 8:54AM1.13m | 10:33PM1.18m | 11:22AM1.11m | 00:20AM1.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:43PM0.54m | 2:32AM0.68m | 3:24PM0.66m | 5:08AM0.73m | 5:37PM0.63m | 6:47AM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | 5:25 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 23 |
17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 168 | 1506 | 1285 | 1258 | 1078 | 743 | 703 | 602 | 487 | 355 | 282 | 222 | 148 | 262 | 225 | 231 | 246 | 42 | 48 | 397 | 381 | 450 | 598 | 661 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | S 14 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 917 | 22 | 22 | 32 | 31 | 58 | 58 | 78 | 129 | — | — | — | — | 106 | 103 | 69 | 42 | 16 | — | 50 | 50 | 30 | 29 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | N 3 | — | E 8 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | 217 | 203 | 336 | 310 | 380 | 312 | 316 | 362 | 320 | 338 | 485 | 459 | 139 | 109 | 72 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 24 | 18 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 667 | 667 | 685 | 658 | 224 | 189 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
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