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Baggies surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 20 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
25.1° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Baggies today?

The current surf forecast for Baggies at 1AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (21 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (21 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
1
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
1.6
S
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.2
SSE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.2
ENE
2
SSW
2.1
S
1.8
S
1.5
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)13131271313131291212121313137788688817
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)335335221247263268268235207184184196209161161191242257174319588422286596
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
20
NE
30
ENE
25
NNW
10
WNW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossglasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrossoffoffcrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:55PM
1.73
5:19AM
1.76
5:25PM
1.73
5:50AM
1.78
5:55PM
1.69
6:21AM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:05PM
0.04
11:22AM
0.16
11:34PM
0.04
11:54AM
0.17
12:04AM
0.07
12:28PM
0.22
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise-----5:13-------5:15-------5:16--
Sunset7:00-------7:00-------6:59-------
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--21------------1-1-----
Temp. °C242121202021222323222119192226282626232322232525
Feels °C (?)212020192022222120191916182225262427212121212323
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