Baggies surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 20 Mar 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
25.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Baggies today?

The current surf forecast for Baggies at 9PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (20 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (20 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1
E
1.6
ENE
1
S
1.9
SSW
2.3
S
2
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.8
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)999146788777777121212111010101088
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)235162461405264578466328279222188158129117160162189170110104102718988
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
20
ENE
10
ENE
45
SSW
35
SW
35
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
SW
5
WNW
5
WSW
0
WNW
10
E
15
E
5
NNE
5
N
5
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:42PM
1.86
5:00AM
2.00
5:13PM
1.81
5:31AM
1.91
5:45PM
1.72
6:04AM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:39AM
-0.07
10:45PM
-0.10
11:09AM
-0.04
11:16PM
-0.05
11:41AM
0.04
11:49PM
0.06
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise-------6:00-------6:00-------6:01
Sunset--6:07-------6:07-------6:05-----
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
----41111111------1-----
Temp. °C303128252322232222222322222121222526242423232325
Feels °C (?)303231212019212122222322242323252626272826252528
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