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Baggies surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 17 Feb 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
26.4° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Baggies today?

The current surf forecast for Baggies at 12PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am February 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (17 Feb)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (17 Feb)6ft (1.8m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
1
1
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
E
1.4
ESE
1.5
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.3
ESE
2.1
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
SE
Period(s) (?)10109101010101010101010131312121111111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4313703726306407256536536666666797702257212114611160889705608597511473333286
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
25
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
N
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
10
E
15
E
5
ENE
0
S
5
W
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossglasscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:09PM
1.77
4:29AM
1.86
4:37PM
1.82
4:57AM
1.93
5:06PM
1.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:05AM
0.13
10:16PM
-0.01
10:34AM
0.05
10:43PM
-0.06
11:03AM
0.02
11:11PM
-0.07
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
Sunrise-5:37-------5:37-------5:39------
Sunset----6:42-------6:40-------6:39---
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202124252422212020222526252423222224282827252524
Feels °C (?)202021232222212121232525252624242326303030302928
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