Baggies surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 24 Mar 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
26.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Baggies today?

The current surf forecast for Baggies at 4AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (24 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (24 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
2.1
ENE
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1
E
0.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)7661615141414151515151477777777778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1921371152562962802972802842842923162132822943483244082291991721789480
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
WNW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:39AM
1.58
6:57PM
1.40
7:21AM
1.36
7:50PM
1.20
8:35AM
1.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:24AM
0.23
12:51PM
0.35
1:05AM
0.43
1:39PM
0.55
2:05AM
0.65
3:15PM
0.72
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise---6:01-------6:01-------6:03----
Sunset------6:02-------6:01-------6:00-
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222222222223232221212123262626252423232427272524
Feels °C (?)212122232324242322222223242425262625272427272625
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