Baggies surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 20 Apr 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
24.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Baggies today?

The current surf forecast for Baggies at 8AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (20 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (20 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
NE
1.9
NE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.6
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1
S
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
2
S
2.1
S
2.3
S
3
SSW
Period(s) (?)77888999121212151514141414146788813
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)400392163135934075385088727115757504352762132131601562153424515727373397
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
10
NNW
15
SW
25
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
20
SE
10
SE
5
E
5
ENE
10
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
35
ENE
20
ENE
5
ESE
5
WNW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglassglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:13AM
1.85
5:32PM
1.68
5:51AM
1.69
6:13PM
1.55
6:32AM
1.50
7:01PM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:58PM
0.01
11:24AM
0.07
11:36PM
0.13
12:02PM
0.20
12:18AM
0.30
12:45PM
0.37
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise---6:18-------6:18-------6:18----
Sunset------5:31-------5:30-------5:30-
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------11-1----111-----
Temp. °C272625262624232220202020242524242421201919202021
Feels °C (?)252623222218202120212019212225282816141313141316
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