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Baggies surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 23 Apr 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
24.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Baggies today?
The current surf forecast for Baggies at 11PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Baggies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
1285 | 1258 | 1078 | 859 | 703 | 602 | 487 | 355 | 282 | 280 | 326 | 368 | 319 | 231 | 362 | 287 | 315 | 371 | 431 | 625 | 648 | 623 | 544 | 544 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 8:16PM1.23m | 8:54AM1.13m | 10:33PM1.18m | 11:22AM1.11m | 00:20AM1.30m | 12:46PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:32AM0.68m | 3:24PM0.66m | 5:08AM0.73m | 5:37PM0.63m | 6:47AM0.60m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — |
 | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 |
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Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 27 |
19 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | E 7 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 1285 | 1258 | 1078 | 859 | 703 | 602 | 487 | 355 | 282 | 222 | 148 | 262 | 218 | 231 | 272 | 42 | 49 | 315 | 341 | 625 | 648 | 623 | 544 | 544 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | S 14 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 21 | 32 | 31 | 58 | 58 | 80 | 84 | — | — | — | — | 106 | 103 | 67 | 42 | 16 | — | 50 | 50 | 29 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 18 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | NE 3 | E 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NNE 6 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 113 | 9 | 190 | 167 | 280 | 326 | 368 | 319 | 107 | 362 | 287 | 315 | 371 | 431 | 105 | 53 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 667 | 667 | 672 | 667 | 184 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 |
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