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Baggies surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 06 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 4PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
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 Wed afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ENE 5 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 13 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | |
67 | 41 | 40 | 44 | 70 | 858 | 1433 | 1386 | 1236 | 1198 | 1027 | 878 | 757 | 1223 | 2386 | 2530 | 2205 | 2574 | 4294 | 2001 | 2309 | 2012 | 3493 | 3017 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 6:03PM1.40m | 6:11AM1.39m | 6:42PM1.30m | 6:51AM1.29m | 7:38PM1.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:53AM0.34m | 00:05AM0.46m | 12:29PM0.44m | 00:44AM0.58m | 1:15PM0.54m | 1:44AM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 |
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Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
22 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SSE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 13 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
 kJ | 25 | 24 | 18 | 44 | 41 | 858 | 1433 | 1386 | 1236 | 1198 | 1027 | 878 | 757 | 505 | 561 | 1280 | 1193 | 1334 | 1746 | 2001 | 2309 | 2012 | 3493 | 3017 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 11 | SE 7 | SE 8 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SE 11 | S 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 40 | 44 | 55 | 45 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 582 | 425 | 151 | 104 | 104 | 486 | 751 | 914 | 1103 | 47 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSE 8 | SSW 11 | S 12 | E 11 | SSW 4 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | NE 8 | SE 20 | SSE 19 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | — |
| kJ | 67 | 41 | 6 | 41 | 70 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 41 | 24 | 240 | 15 | 97 | 238 | 88 | 64 | 50 | 49 | 42 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NW 3 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | — | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 60 | 2 | 33 | 100 | 3 | 21 | — | 88 | — | — | — | — | 358 | 1223 | 2386 | 2530 | 2205 | 2574 | 4294 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 27 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 29 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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