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Baggies surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 29 Jan 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
25.3° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Baggies today?

The current surf forecast for Baggies at 8AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (29 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (29 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
0
2
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.7
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.8
E
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)67714141413139999988888881313812
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1048992116113105102697810299122949211269109108108111101988783
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
0
N
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
10
S
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
ENE
20
E
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
5
NNE
5
SW
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ENE
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglasscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassononcross-
on		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:42AM
1.16
1:21PM
1.35
2:02AM
1.32
2:24PM
1.49
2:54AM
1.51
3:10PM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:46AM
0.59
7:48PM
0.49
8:06AM
0.45
8:41PM
0.32
8:59AM
0.29
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunrise---5:20-------5:22-------5:22----
Sunset------6:55-------6:55-------6:54-
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part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---1----------141-------
Temp. °C242423242526252423232324272725242423232427272625
Feels °C (?)272925262526262726262628292727262624262729282828
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