Baggies surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 08 May 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
25.4° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Baggies today?

The current surf forecast for Baggies at 12PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 6.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (08 May)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (08 May)6.5ft (2.0m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
0
1
2
2
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
2.5
S
13
2
SSE
15
3
S
14
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.1
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1
S
10
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3488
2724
3490
3201
2141
1635
3048
2750
2408
2005
1675
1335
1027
800
699
584
418
338
225
174
202
268
173
177
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
WSW
5
SSE
5
E
0
SE
0
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NW
10
WNW
5
SE
10
E
15
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
10
W
20
SE
10
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:51AM1.29m
7:38PM1.21m
7:51AM1.18m
9:10PM1.17m
9:37AM1.12m
10:58PM1.23m
Low Tide
1:15PM0.54m
1:44AM0.69m
2:26PM0.62m
3:26AM0.75m
4:06PM0.64m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:28
6:30
6:30
6:31
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5:15
5:15
5:14
5:13
1
Temp °C
17
18
21
22
21
21
19
19
17
18
21
22
21
19
18
17
17
18
28
33
30
26
23
22
14
15
19
20
20
21
18
18
16
17
21
20
19
18
17
15
14
14
23
29
26
24
21
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
12
2.2
S
12
2.3
S
12
2.4
S
12
2.5
S
13
2.2
S
11
3
S
14
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.1
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
Energy kJ
1369
1392
1469
1557
2141
1214
3048
2750
2408
2005
1675
1335
1027
800
699
584
418
338
225
174
202
268
173
177
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.9
SSE
18
1.2
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
16
2
SSE
15
0.6
S
12
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.2
SSE
15
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
1
SSE
5
Energy kJ
175
127
486
761
817
1635
106
41
40
39
38
37
36
35
33
33
22
22
21
22
135
102
96
49
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
20
0.7
SSE
19
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.1
SW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
17
0.1
S
16
0.4
NE
5
0.1
SE
16
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
SW
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.6
S
10
Energy kJ
149
312
86
83
69
66
65
57
40
39
10
26
12
13
29
5
6
10
5
8
21
20
18
65
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
0.4
NE
5
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
1.3
ENE
7
0.7
N
4
1.1
NNW
5
0.9
SSE
4
1.3
SSE
5
Energy kJ
3488
2724
3490
3201
7
4
9
16
14
37
173
13
52
26
85
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
6
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
18
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
27
0
0
0
0
0
189
189
0
0
48
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
1
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
1
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
7
9
5
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