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Baggies surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 02 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 10PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (02 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Baggies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 13 | S 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 12 | |
434 | 495 | 483 | 446 | 439 | 356 | 356 | 350 | 232 | 224 | 209 | 210 | 251 | 114 | 114 | 84 | 86 | 73 | 219 | 141 | 122 | 103 | 78 | 76 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | off | cross | glassy | off | cross | off | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:07PM1.66m | 4:17AM1.73m | 4:34PM1.63m | 4:44AM1.67m | 5:02PM1.57m | 5:11AM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:07PM0.16m | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
23 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | 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 7 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 |
 kJ | 434 | 495 | 483 | 446 | 439 | 356 | 356 | 350 | 232 | 224 | 209 | 94 | 93 | 85 | 82 | 84 | 86 | 72 | 94 | 65 | 83 | 88 | 64 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | S 15 | E 9 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 129 | 82 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 38 | 14 | 17 | 157 | 154 | 114 | 114 | 82 | 55 | 73 | — | 135 | 122 | 103 | 75 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 4 | — | E 9 | S 15 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 2 | — | 14 | 17 | — | — | 5 | 20 | 41 | 73 | 71 | 64 | — | 90 | 89 | 85 | 78 | 76 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 9 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 6 | — | — | — | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 8 | 7 | — | — | 6 | 16 | 16 | 40 | 77 | 210 | 251 | — | — | — | — | — | 219 | 141 | — | — | — | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 189 | 189 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
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