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Baggies surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 05 Dec 2025 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
24.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Baggies today?
The current surf forecast for Baggies at 8PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Baggies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 284 | 229 | 223 | 249 | 186 | 125 | 123 | 234 | 327 | 362 | 95 | 86 | 85 | 60 | 41 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 47 | 25 | 17 | 22 | 49 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:51PM 1.83 | 4:16AM 1.73 | 4:33PM 1.78 | 4:59AM 1.71 | 5:14PM 1.70 | 5:43AM 1.66 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:35AM 0.07 | 10:04PM 0.03 | 10:19AM 0.09 | 10:44PM 0.06 | 11:03AM 0.15 | 11:25PM 0.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:47 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 29 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 27 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 25 |
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