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Baggies surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 12 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
24.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Baggies today?
The current surf forecast for Baggies at 11AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Baggies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | |
87 | 115 | 158 | 522 | 413 | 226 | 204 | 235 | 276 | 244 | 329 | 304 | 581 | 724 | 3499 | 2918 | 1766 | 1074 | 900 | 789 | 675 | 379 | 457 | 387 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:33PM1.29m | 00:59AM1.53m | 1:22PM1.42m | 1:41AM1.68m | 2:05PM1.54m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:32PM0.45m | 7:17AM0.38m | 7:20PM0.32m | 7:59AM0.23m | 8:03PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | 5:10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
15 | 16 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
 kJ | 33 | 32 | 158 | 522 | 413 | 226 | 204 | 235 | 276 | 244 | 329 | 304 | 581 | 724 | 3499 | 2918 | 1766 | 1074 | 900 | 789 | 675 | 379 | 457 | 387 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 16 | SSW 15 | E 9 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 17 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 12 | S 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 87 | 115 | 23 | 25 | 12 | 17 | 103 | 156 | 132 | 123 | 6 | 168 | 42 | 96 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 90 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 81 | 20 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 18 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | NE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 18 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 109 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | 421 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 695 | 695 | 695 | 192 | 29 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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