Baggies surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 16 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
24.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Baggies today?

The current surf forecast for Baggies at 6AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (16 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
2
4
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
1.2
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
1
NE
1.3
ENE
1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.7
ENE
3
NE
2.4
NE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1.2
S
1.3
S
Period(s) (?)666666666646677888888867
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)751026051513637373021381058515331091569932824320713811099158
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
0
NNW
10
E
15
ENE
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
30
NNE
10
NNW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
WNW
35
S
30
S
20
S
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrossglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise---6:15-------6:16-------6:16----
Sunset------5:36-------5:35-------5:34-
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1-12--------------------
Temp. °C232222212324242322222122262928252425242527242222
Feels °C (?)232224232725252524232122262827222325232524202022
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