Baggies surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 23 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
26.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Baggies today?

The current surf forecast for Baggies at 11AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (23 Mar)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (23 Mar)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
3
0
0
0
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
S
1.7
S
2
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.8
E
1.9
E
2.4
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)8896676661615141414151515151488777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11211216418033925518112889193296280276280284284292316215377403590679637
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
15
SW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NW
5
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:04AM
1.77
6:19PM
1.58
6:39AM
1.58
6:57PM
1.40
7:21AM
1.36
7:50PM
1.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:14PM
0.18
12:24AM
0.23
12:51PM
0.35
1:05AM
0.43
1:39PM
0.55
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
Sunrise-6:01-------6:01-------6:01------
Sunset----6:04-------6:02-------6:01---
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----1----1--------------
Temp. °C232427262423232222222424242322222224272726252424
Feels °C (?)272625232221222122232525252524242425262526262527
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