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Baggies surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 20 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
23.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Baggies today?
The current surf forecast for Baggies at 6AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
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 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | |
133 | 125 | 160 | 184 | 188 | 225 | 177 | 173 | 205 | 202 | 159 | 123 | 116 | 264 | 260 | 628 | 598 | 178 | 472 | 456 | 149 | 180 | 222 | 176 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:48AM1.63m | 6:18PM1.56m | 6:35AM1.48m | 7:14PM1.45m | 7:30AM1.33m | 8:24PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:35PM0.20m | 12:00PM0.20m | 00:25AM0.34m | 12:48PM0.32m | 1:22AM0.49m | 1:46PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 |
 kJ | 71 | 86 | 145 | 184 | 188 | 225 | 177 | 173 | 205 | 202 | 159 | 123 | 97 | 264 | 260 | 628 | 598 | 88 | 472 | 456 | 113 | 97 | 138 | 176 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 12 | S 13 | S 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 133 | 97 | 95 | 93 | 91 | 116 | 113 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 109 | 116 | 69 | 49 | 42 | 26 | 178 | 51 | 103 | 129 | 125 | 121 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 7 | S 9 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 47 | 125 | 160 | 117 | 113 | 111 | 79 | 79 | 40 | 64 | 79 | 83 | 83 | 115 | 106 | 65 | 63 | 18 | 25 | 34 | 98 | 90 | 85 | 84 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 20 | 52 | 157 | 169 | 80 | 128 | 145 | 149 | 180 | 222 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 185 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 667 | 655 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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