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Baggies surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 04 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
25.4° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Baggies today?
The current surf forecast for Baggies at 8PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Baggies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 7 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 7 | SSW 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | |
114 | 84 | 79 | 94 | 236 | 131 | 116 | 121 | 112 | 108 | 106 | 106 | 73 | 72 | 57 | 41 | 51 | 92 | 711 | 1211 | 1421 | 1386 | 1186 | 1074 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | off | cross | cross | off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:02PM1.57m | 5:11AM1.59m | 5:31PM1.50m | 5:40AM1.50m | 6:03PM1.40m | 6:11AM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:53AM0.18m | 11:03PM0.26m | 11:22AM0.25m | 11:32PM0.35m | 11:53AM0.34m | 00:05AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — |
 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
 kJ | 82 | 84 | 72 | 94 | 125 | 131 | 116 | 95 | 67 | 63 | 48 | 106 | 73 | 72 | 25 | 28 | 51 | 92 | 711 | 1211 | 1421 | 1386 | 1186 | 1074 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 5 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 4 | SSW 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | SSE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 114 | 82 | 79 | 73 | 49 | 90 | 31 | 121 | 112 | 108 | 106 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 44 | 25 | 10 | 34 | 20 | 29 | 35 | 18 | 12 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 10 | S 13 | SSE 11 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ENE 7 | E 11 | N 5 | N 4 | E 8 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 41 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 93 | 31 | 89 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 4 | — | S 5 | SSW 5 | — | S 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 4 | NE 7 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | E 6 | NE 6 | — | NNW 4 | — | — | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 236 | 22 | — | 18 | 17 | — | 8 | 47 | 50 | 11 | 57 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 54 | — | 12 | — | — | 83 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 88 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 29 | 137 | 236 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 56 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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