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Baggies surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 26 Apr 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
24.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Baggies today?
The current surf forecast for Baggies at 10AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Baggies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | |
415 | 502 | 578 | 567 | 555 | 482 | 484 | 484 | 484 | 426 | 426 | 320 | 384 | 881 | 1129 | 1209 | 1168 | 1289 | 2472 | 1494 | 1679 | 1966 | 2139 | 4207 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:20AM1.30m | 12:46PM1.23m | 1:16AM1.45m | 1:35PM1.36m | 1:55AM1.58m | 2:12PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:47AM0.60m | 6:50PM0.51m | 7:36AM0.46m | 7:35PM0.39m | 8:10AM0.34m | 8:11PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 |
22 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 |
 kJ | 415 | 502 | 578 | 567 | 555 | 482 | 484 | 484 | 484 | 426 | 426 | 320 | 271 | 228 | 188 | 190 | 190 | 154 | 1371 | 122 | 120 | 92 | 92 | 2069 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | S 15 |
| kJ | 49 | 48 | 27 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 154 | — | — | — | — | 871 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 89 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 18 | — | 16 | 69 | 43 | — | — | 5 | 100 | 384 | 881 | 1129 | 1209 | 1168 | 1289 | 2472 | 1494 | 1679 | 1966 | 2139 | 4207 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 239 | 407 | 695 | 30 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 24 | 835 | 835 | 18 | 18 |
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