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Baggies surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am 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 11AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| 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 ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | |
167 | 149 | 114 | 84 | 101 | 76 | 125 | 131 | 116 | 121 | 112 | 108 | 106 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 67 | 44 | 77 | 143 | 837 | 1447 | 1633 | 1462 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:02PM1.57m | 5:11AM1.59m | 5:31PM1.50m | 5:40AM1.50m | 6:03PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
18 | 19 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | 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 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
 kJ | 73 | 80 | 82 | 84 | 70 | 76 | 125 | 131 | 116 | 95 | 69 | 69 | 48 | 75 | 73 | 16 | 23 | 44 | 77 | 143 | 837 | 1447 | 1633 | 1462 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 154 | 149 | 114 | 82 | 79 | 73 | 61 | 34 | 33 | 25 | 112 | 108 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 39 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSE 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 5 | SSE 11 | S 12 | SSE 11 | ENE 7 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 20 | 41 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 28 | 90 | 89 | 121 | 16 | 12 | 106 | 11 | 21 | 72 | 67 | 41 | 40 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | S 10 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | S 5 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | ENE 6 | — | — | N 6 | — |
| kJ | 167 | — | — | — | 101 | — | 49 | 78 | — | — | — | 16 | — | 47 | 13 | 31 | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | 94 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 27 | 427 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 29 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
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