Baggies surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 21 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
24.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Baggies today?

The current surf forecast for Baggies at 1AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (22 Apr)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (22 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.9
S
2
S
2.4
S
2.4
S
2
S
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)14141414678889813141817161616161514141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16021321372123231541352079084155530452577194616571511129011061092846602602487355
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
SW
20
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
S
5
SSE
5
NE
5
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:13PM
1.55
6:32AM
1.50
7:01PM
1.38
7:23AM
1.30
8:16PM
1.23
8:54AM
1.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:18AM
0.30
12:45PM
0.37
1:10AM
0.50
1:43PM
0.54
2:32AM
0.68
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise-----6:18-------6:20-------6:20--
Sunset5:30-------5:30-------5:29-------
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--11---1121111----------
Temp. °C242322212119191919181817171719191919181818192223
Feels °C (?)262622161613131313141413141416181818171717171818
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