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Baggies surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 07 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
25.8° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Baggies today?
The current surf forecast for Baggies at 12AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Baggies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 7 | |
770 | 1089 | 1510 | 2416 | 3348 | 3217 | 3259 | 1530 | 1918 | 1635 | 3220 | 2948 | 1496 | 1974 | 1648 | 1292 | 1010 | 894 | 699 | 594 | 501 | 345 | 281 | 184 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:42PM1.30m | 6:51AM1.29m | 7:38PM1.21m | 7:51AM1.18m | 9:10PM1.17m | 9:37AM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:44AM0.58m | 1:15PM0.54m | 1:44AM0.69m | 2:26PM0.62m | 3:26AM0.75m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — |
 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 |
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Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 28 | 33 |
22 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 23 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 11 | S 9 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 |
 kJ | 770 | 593 | 459 | 1114 | 1346 | 1332 | 1419 | 1530 | 1918 | 1214 | 3220 | 2948 | 1496 | 1974 | 1648 | 1292 | 1010 | 894 | 699 | 594 | 501 | 345 | 281 | 184 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | S 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | ESE 9 | E 9 | S 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 35 | 283 | 255 | 196 | 175 | 127 | 486 | 761 | 706 | 1635 | 65 | 41 | 828 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 12 | E 8 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 16 | E 8 | ESE 8 | — | SSW 17 | S 16 | NE 4 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 54 | 35 | 293 | 11 | 149 | 312 | 111 | 85 | 69 | 66 | 47 | 57 | 40 | 53 | 25 | 35 | 23 | — | 29 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | 1089 | 1510 | 2416 | 3348 | 3217 | 3259 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 29 | 160 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 208 |
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