Baggies surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 31 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
22.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Baggies today (31 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Baggies at 10PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)--
Afternoon (31 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (31 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wed
3
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)
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.4
SSW
16
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
1
S
5
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
50
57
82
53
51
51
51
50
50
39
39
38
37
36
36
39
37
39
39
36
55
91
107
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
5
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
3:51PM1.55m
4:01AM1.62m
4:22PM1.55m
4:32AM1.60m
4:55PM1.53m
5:03AM1.56m
Low Tide
9:50PM0.27m
10:12AM0.21m
10:22PM0.28m
10:43AM0.22m
10:55PM0.31m
11:16AM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:04
5:04
5:02
Temp °C
20
19
18
17
17
17
21
22
21
19
19
18
18
19
24
25
22
21
20
19
19
19
20
21
18
18
18
16
16
16
19
20
20
19
19
17
16
17
22
23
20
21
20
19
18
17
18
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
Energy kJ
64
50
57
51
53
51
39
37
36
35
17
13
13
37
36
36
39
37
39
39
36
36
36
35
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
SSW
13
Energy kJ
24
24
23
22
34
34
35
36
39
39
39
39
38
10
19
19
14
8
9
11
7
6
5
34
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.6
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
ENE
5
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
27
27
27
82
44
47
51
51
50
50
35
19
19
19
8
17
17
14
14
8
8
8
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.9
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.6
NE
4
0.3
SSW
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
4
1
S
5
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
7
Energy kJ
3
4
3
8
8
8
4
7
16
17
35
31
42
28
15
9
8
16
1
5
13
55
91
107
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
27
27
27
0
0
0
0
0
27
27
27
0
0
0
0
0
27
27
0
7
7
0
24
18
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
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