Baggies surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 07 May 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
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) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Some 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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
5
6
5
6
2
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSE
10
3
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
10
3
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
2.4
S
12
2.5
S
12
2
SSE
15
3
S
14
3
S
13
2.1
SSE
13
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
12
2.1
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.3
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
5
NNE
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SE
10
E
5
ENE
0
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
WNW
10
W
5
S
10
E
10
ENE
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
25
N
20
N
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
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:28
6:30
6:30
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5:15
5:15
5:15
5:14
1
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)
1.9
SSE
10
1.6
SE
11
1.6
S
9
2.1
S
11
2.2
S
12
2.2
S
12
2.3
S
12
2.4
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.2
S
11
3
S
14
3
S
13
2.1
SSE
13
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
12
2.1
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
0.9
SSE
10
Energy 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)
0.5
ENE
8
1.4
S
8
1.1
SE
10
1
SE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.9
SSE
18
1.2
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
16
2
SSE
15
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
1.8
S
11
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.2
SSE
15
Energy 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)
0.7
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
1
SSE
12
0.3
E
8
0.4
SSE
20
0.7
SSE
19
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.2
SSW
16
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.2
SSW
17
0.1
S
16
0.4
NE
4
0.1
SE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.1
SW
15
Energy 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)
3
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
10
3
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
0.3
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.5
NE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
1.3
ENE
7
Energy kJ
1089
1510
2416
3348
3217
3259
4
10
5
7
13
13
29
160
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
5
6
5
6
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
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
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
6
6
6
7
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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