Baggies surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 09 Apr 2026 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
25.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Baggies today?

The current surf forecast for Baggies at 10AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (09 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
1.5
NE
0.7
S
1.1
NE
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.9
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
NE
1.3
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
1.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)131313131312121261261111116666661615156
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)521506411404319239187184161134948861594710812210875928177112107
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
10
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:50AM
1.25
7:20PM
1.12
7:40AM
1.10
9:48PM
1.01
11:12AM
1.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:42AM
0.58
1:12PM
0.62
1:27AM
0.74
2:37PM
0.76
4:19AM
0.85
5:51PM
0.73
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise---6:11-------6:11-------6:11----
Sunset------5:44-------5:43-------5:42-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202020222626252323232224272825242323232528282623
Feels °C (?)192020232625252424242426272725262424242528282623
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