Baggies surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 28 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
26.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Baggies today?

The current surf forecast for Baggies at 7AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (28 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (28 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


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Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.3
E
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)66778887788889999121299999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)227220186249270212221186156135113116119120126131125146144119119119152153
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
10
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:00AM
1.22
1:25PM
1.25
1:54AM
1.43
2:09PM
1.42
2:30AM
1.61
2:43PM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:21AM
0.62
7:36PM
0.50
8:08AM
0.44
8:14PM
0.33
8:41AM
0.29
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise---6:03-------6:03-------6:05----
Sunset------5:58-------5:57-------5:55-
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------13---1------------
Temp. °C252424252929272424232323242424232323232325252424
Feels °C (?)292727273131302324232425262526252626262526252526
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