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Baggies surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 21 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
23.8° 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: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Baggies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 8 | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
120 | 116 | 264 | 260 | 628 | 584 | 178 | 209 | 172 | 129 | 369 | 155 | 120 | 132 | 112 | 82 | 112 | 184 | 143 | 104 | 98 | 96 | 94 | 75 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:14PM1.45m | 7:30AM1.33m | 8:24PM1.36m | 8:43AM1.21m | 9:51PM1.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:48PM0.32m | 1:22AM0.49m | 1:46PM0.44m | 2:38AM0.62m | 2:59PM0.54m | 4:15AM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — |
 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | 5:06 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 12 | E 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 11 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 5 | E 10 |
 kJ | 120 | 97 | 264 | 260 | 628 | 584 | 88 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 369 | 77 | 120 | 132 | 91 | 67 | 112 | 184 | 143 | 104 | 98 | 96 | 24 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | E 10 | S 5 |
| kJ | 109 | 116 | 51 | 37 | 26 | 18 | 178 | 175 | 172 | 129 | 90 | 155 | 85 | 84 | 112 | 82 | 36 | 50 | 50 | 30 | 56 | 54 | 94 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 83 | 83 | 115 | 106 | 65 | 61 | 55 | 51 | 103 | 98 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 50 | 51 | 40 | 36 | 35 | 15 | 15 | 60 | 75 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 28 | 62 | 163 | 169 | 92 | 209 | 172 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 45 | 35 | 45 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 525 | 658 | 189 | 189 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 183 | 185 | 109 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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