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Baggies surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 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
24.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Baggies today?
The current surf forecast for Baggies at 12PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Baggies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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 kJ (?) | 353 | 410 | 508 | 619 | 715 | 637 | 443 | 268 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 356 | 486 | 458 | 540 | 181 | 121 | 100 | 130 | 287 | 138 | 135 | 426 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | off | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:30AM 1.30 | 9:50PM 1.12 | 10:51AM 1.28 | 11:23PM 1.12 | 12:03PM 1.31 | 12:37AM 1.18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:52PM 0.69 | 3:57AM 0.61 | 5:21PM 0.68 | 5:20AM 0.63 | 6:32PM 0.61 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 4:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 25 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 24 | 29 | 30 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
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