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Baggies surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 03 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
24.7° 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: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (03 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Baggies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | NE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | S 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | E 8 | ENE 7 | S 12 | |
446 | 439 | 356 | 356 | 350 | 232 | 224 | 209 | 193 | 157 | 114 | 114 | 84 | 86 | 113 | 411 | 174 | 125 | 121 | 78 | 76 | 80 | 167 | 73 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 4:17AM1.73m | 4:34PM1.63m | 4:44AM1.67m | 5:02PM1.57m | 5:11AM1.59m | 5:31PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:26AM0.13m | 10:34PM0.19m | 10:53AM0.18m | 11:03PM0.26m | 11:22AM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 | S 12 | E 4 | E 5 |
 kJ | 446 | 439 | 356 | 356 | 350 | 232 | 224 | 209 | 91 | 75 | 83 | 82 | 84 | 86 | 74 | 128 | 174 | 125 | 94 | 68 | 23 | 75 | 20 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 15 | E 9 | E 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 15 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 13 | S 12 | E 8 | SSW 6 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 38 | 14 | 7 | 157 | 154 | 114 | 114 | 82 | 79 | 73 | 8 | 29 | 36 | 121 | 78 | 50 | 10 | 75 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 4 | E 9 | — | E 9 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | — | S 13 | S 13 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 12 | SSE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 2 | 14 | — | 14 | 17 | 17 | — | 5 | 20 | 41 | 73 | 71 | 64 | — | 90 | 89 | 8 | 3 | 76 | 1 | 35 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | S 13 | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | E 8 | ENE 7 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 31 | 63 | 193 | 157 | — | — | — | — | 113 | 411 | — | 29 | 27 | 39 | 42 | 80 | 167 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 394 | 189 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 69 | 0 | 24 |
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