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Baggies surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am 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 11AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| 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 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 8 | |
171 | 155 | 120 | 116 | 264 | 260 | 717 | 187 | 178 | 175 | 456 | 449 | 369 | 118 | 116 | 114 | 114 | 82 | 112 | 110 | 143 | 136 | 98 | 147 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | |
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 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:06 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 |
18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 5 |
 kJ | 171 | 155 | 120 | 97 | 264 | 260 | 717 | 107 | 88 | 86 | 456 | 449 | 369 | 79 | 100 | 105 | 84 | 65 | 112 | 110 | 143 | 136 | 98 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 13 | E 10 |
| kJ | 80 | 80 | 109 | 116 | 51 | 37 | 26 | 187 | 178 | 175 | 103 | 98 | 90 | 118 | 116 | 114 | 114 | 82 | 36 | 50 | 50 | 30 | 56 | 96 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 9 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 64 | 78 | 83 | 83 | 115 | 106 | 65 | 18 | 55 | 51 | 100 | 93 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 50 | 51 | 25 | 36 | 35 | 25 | 54 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | ENE 7 | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 32 | 66 | 199 | 114 | 80 | 132 | 167 | — | 138 | — | — | 2 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 37 | 41 | 147 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 545 | 658 | 189 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 185 | 239 | 24 |
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