Baggies surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 17 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 4AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (17 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
E
0.9
NE
0.8
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.7
ENE
2.3
NE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
S
1.3
ENE
1.6
ENE
2.5
NE
Period(s) (?)6675667888888666710101211567
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)27182231431292705852832702372121381041281201042181121066182197700
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
W
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
15
S
5
SE
5
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:29AM
1.96
3:46PM
1.81
4:03AM
1.99
4:20PM
1.82
4:37AM
1.95
4:55PM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:14PM
0.00
9:41AM
-0.04
9:47PM
-0.05
10:14AM
-0.07
10:22PM
-0.05
10:49AM
-0.03
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise---6:16-------6:16-------6:16----
Sunset------5:35-------5:34-------5:32-
clear
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222121232729262726272525242323222121212226292828
Feels °C (?)242222242629262725272523222022232322212224282728
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