Baggies surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 23 Oct 2025 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
22.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Baggies today?

The current surf forecast for Baggies at 6AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (23 Oct)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (23 Oct)6ft (1.8m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
0
0
0
1
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
NE
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.4
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.4
NE
2.1
NE
1.3
ENE
1.8
SSW
1.9
S
1.6
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.4
ENE
1.5
NE
1.8
NE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.2
S
1.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)715141413778888688776116778116
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)411370276254184214294393681490207229464314150915339131271203232345155
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
15
SSE
0
E
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NE
10
E
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:14AM
1.69
4:24PM
1.76
4:38AM
1.65
4:48PM
1.69
5:03AM
1.58
5:13PM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:08PM
0.07
10:14AM
0.11
10:32PM
0.11
10:39AM
0.16
10:57PM
0.17
11:05AM
0.25
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunrise---5:09-------5:09-------5:07----
Sunset------6:10-------6:12-------6:13-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191919232727252322212022232321191819192326242222
Feels °C (?)171716202424242221201719192021211718192327211819
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Durban/KZN South

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Baggies (light winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 310 to 010 degs) at Durban Shaka Airport 56 km from Baggies). 1.9m 7s swell from the ENE with a 1.1m 7s swell, also from the ENE and a 0.9m 15s groundswell, also from the S. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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