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Baggies surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 26 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
23.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Baggies today?
The current surf forecast for Baggies at 11PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
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 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 21 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | |
125 | 118 | 68 | 55 | 36 | 21 | 44 | 43 | 31 | 29 | 25 | 60 | 33 | 37 | 35 | 36 | 32 | 23 | 42 | 35 | 70 | 50 | 112 | 176 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:11AM1.47m | 1:35PM1.34m | 1:50AM1.53m | 2:13PM1.42m | 2:25AM1.57m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:45PM0.49m | 7:31AM0.44m | 7:31PM0.43m | 8:07AM0.36m | 8:10PM0.37m | 8:39AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — |
 | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
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Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 |
22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
 kJ | 125 | 48 | 68 | 55 | 34 | 20 | 44 | 43 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 33 | 37 | 35 | 36 | 32 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 112 | 176 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 4 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 3 | E 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | E 7 |
| kJ | 35 | 69 | 53 | 51 | 36 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 31 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | NE 6 | S 4 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 21 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 59 | 54 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 35 | 70 | 50 | 5 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | NE 5 | NE 3 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | S 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 37 | 118 | — | 8 | 9 | 18 | 8 | — | 4 | 5 | 25 | 60 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 375 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 375 |
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