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Baggies surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 03 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
25.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Baggies today?
The current surf forecast for Baggies at 5PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (03 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Baggies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wed 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | NE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 8 | S 12 | NE 5 | S 12 | S 11 | |
356 | 350 | 232 | 224 | 205 | 160 | 154 | 149 | 114 | 84 | 117 | 144 | 168 | 174 | 125 | 121 | 112 | 108 | 106 | 89 | 73 | 100 | 67 | 63 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:34PM1.63m | 4:44AM1.67m | 5:02PM1.57m | 5:11AM1.59m | 5:31PM1.50m | 5:40AM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:26AM0.13m | 10:34PM0.19m | 10:53AM0.18m | 11:03PM0.26m | 11:22AM0.25m | 11:32PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — |
 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
 kJ | 356 | 350 | 232 | 224 | 205 | 70 | 75 | 80 | 82 | 84 | 70 | 74 | 151 | 174 | 125 | 92 | 71 | 63 | 49 | 75 | 73 | 39 | 48 | 53 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 9 | S 15 | E 9 | E 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 6 | ENE 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 16 | 14 | 38 | 14 | 6 | 157 | 154 | 149 | 114 | 82 | 79 | 73 | — | 21 | 23 | 17 | 112 | 108 | 106 | 10 | 21 | 72 | 67 | 63 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | E 9 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 11 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 11 | S 6 | NE 7 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 14 | — | 14 | 17 | 17 | — | 5 | 20 | 41 | 73 | 71 | 64 | — | 90 | 89 | 121 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 9 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | ENE 7 | NE 7 | S 13 | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 16 | 11 | 26 | 47 | 160 | 152 | — | — | — | 117 | 144 | 168 | — | — | 25 | 15 | — | 72 | 89 | 35 | 100 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 189 | 189 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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