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Baggies surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 05 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
25.4° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Baggies today?
The current surf forecast for Baggies at 6PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Baggies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 6 | SE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | |
112 | 108 | 106 | 75 | 76 | 254 | 127 | 84 | 64 | 82 | 135 | 1012 | 1695 | 1520 | 1358 | 1144 | 988 | 890 | 677 | 1461 | 386 | 1224 | 1739 | 2251 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:31PM1.50m | 5:40AM1.50m | 6:03PM1.40m | 6:11AM1.39m | 6:42PM1.30m | 6:51AM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:22AM0.25m | 11:32PM0.35m | 11:53AM0.34m | 00:05AM0.46m | 12:29PM0.44m | 00:44AM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — |
 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
— | — | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 |
25 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
 kJ | 67 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 137 | 127 | 84 | 64 | 72 | 135 | 1012 | 1695 | 1520 | 1358 | 1144 | 988 | 890 | 677 | 418 | 386 | 440 | 563 | 1130 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 12 | S 12 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 112 | 45 | 44 | 75 | 73 | 16 | 18 | 30 | 31 | 49 | 19 | 35 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 254 | 377 | 281 | 425 | 389 | 127 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | E 11 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | ENE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 19 |
| kJ | 23 | 108 | 106 | 11 | 11 | 72 | 67 | 41 | 40 | 41 | 67 | 2 | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 299 | 347 | 182 | 185 | 238 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | — | NNW 3 | N 4 | NE 6 | N 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 28 | — | — | 62 | 76 | 254 | — | 5 | 14 | 82 | 5 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1461 | — | 1224 | 1739 | 2251 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 185 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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