Baggies 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.07° S 30.88° E

Issued: 1 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Baggies sea temperature is

22.7°C

Baggies surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Baggies today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Baggies at 10PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 2.1m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	6s
Evening (05 Nov)	10ft (3.0m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat night).
	Thu 5					Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	ENE 6	ENE 7	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSW 10	S 10	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	S 13	SSW 5	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	99	215	560	1282	516	353	244	202	202	167	204	101	99	81	128	123	336	280	112	217	170	114	322
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	N	NNE	SW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	S	SSW	S	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		1:27PM1.57m				1:48AM1.45m					2:04PM1.67m				2:23AM1.55m				2:36PM1.74m				2:54AM1.62m
Low Tide				7:46PM0.35m				7:46AM0.30m					8:19PM0.24m				8:21AM0.22m				8:48PM0.16m


	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:56	—
	—	—	6:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	6:22
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	—	—	1	2	4	4	2	3	5	8
Temp °C	27	27	26	25	27	23	22	23	24	23	22	21	21	21	20	20	19	18	18	19	18	18	18
Feels °C	27	26	26	29	28	23	21	22	23	22	22	21	21	22	21	22	18	15	14	16	17	17	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 12	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	E 8	S 13	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 8
kJ	99	95	78	763	516	353	244	202	202	167	131	101	99	42	35	28	57	280	54	39	40	45	61
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	—	—	S 12	S 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 10	SSW 10	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SE 5	E 8	ENE 7	NE 7	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	25	—	—	80	86	57	56	55	55	31	14	77	74	81	63	62	5	55	52	7	60	57	47
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 8	—	—	—	—	S 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	NE 7	—	NE 7	—	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	71	—	—	—	—	17	22	43	128	123	18	—	7	—	7	11	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	NE 8	—	—	S 4	S 4	S 8	SSW 10	S 10	S 4	S 5	—	—	—	SSW 14	SSW 4	SSW 5	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 7
kJ	55	215	560	1282	—	—	10	15	90	154	204	19	23	—	—	—	336	11	112	217	170	114	322
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Baggies Durban/KZN South	Baggies Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Wreck Garden Route	Alkantstrand KZN North	Scottburgh Point Durban/KZN South	Scottburgh Point Durban/KZN South	Kelso (Happy Wanderers) Durban/KZN South	Scottburgh Point Durban/KZN South	Baggies Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	The Wreck Garden Route	Sunwich Port Durban/KZN South	Scottburgh Point Durban/KZN South	Senoritas KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	4	3	2	1	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	3	2	2	2	4	1	2	1	2
Distance (km)	525	897	375	0	0	29	24	208	255	835	185	18	18	22	18	0	24	24	835	60	18	183	185
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Rating (10 max)				4	3	2	2					2	3	3	3	4	2	2		1	2
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	5	5	4	4	4	2	4	5	5	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	8	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	5

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