Baggies surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 26 Dec 2025 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
23.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Baggies today?

The current surf forecast for Baggies at 11AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Dec)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (26 Dec)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (26 Dec)4ft (1.2m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.6
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)9999999109999999999996666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)28224123523523524124625725120720219816419418918818822518922089181156112
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
5
ESE
10
E
5
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
N
10
N
15
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:24AM
1.52
7:32PM
1.38
8:15AM
1.47
8:29PM
1.28
9:20AM
1.42
9:47PM
1.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:33PM
0.46
1:45AM
0.37
2:31PM
0.53
2:42AM
0.45
3:46PM
0.57
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
Sunrise4:54-------4:54-------4:54-------
Sunset----6:59-------6:59-------6:59---
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-11112111-1-1111111-1242
Temp. °C212121222221212121222221212020202021232221212121
Feels °C (?)232322242323222323232220202021222121222121202122
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