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Baggies surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 27 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
23.3° 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: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Baggies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | |
57 | 36 | 21 | 44 | 43 | 31 | 29 | 19 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 35 | 28 | 50 | 130 | 174 | 149 | 97 | 131 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 1:11AM1.47m | 1:35PM1.34m | 1:50AM1.53m | 2:13PM1.42m | 2:25AM1.57m | 2:47PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:31AM0.44m | 7:31PM0.43m | 8:07AM0.36m | 8:10PM0.37m | 8:39AM0.29m | 8:44PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
18 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 57 | 34 | 20 | 44 | 43 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 130 | 174 | 149 | 97 | 131 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 4 | NE 6 | E 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | NE 6 | E 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 16 | E 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 52 | 36 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 29 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 50 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | S 9 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | E 7 | S 19 | E 12 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 35 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 64 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 9 | 18 | 10 | — | — | 7 | 12 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 26 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 7 | 0 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 18 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 835 | 375 | 24 | 18 |
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