Baggies surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 12 Apr 2026 SAST
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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
24.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Baggies today?

The current surf forecast for Baggies at 6PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (12 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (12 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

Table - waves today at Baggies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
ENE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
E
0.3
SSW
1.1
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.7
NE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)13131313126671212111111777714577777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)868585121774853577246434224182524243861204253114111118
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
20
E
10
SE
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSE
10
SSE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
5
N
10
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise-------6:13-------6:13-------6:15
Sunset--5:40-------5:38-------5:37-----
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----21-1211-1-----------
Temp. °C252524232222222224242323222221222628272624232326
Feels °C (?)252527262424232224242526252523232527292924232225
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