Baggies surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 20 Mar 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
25.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Baggies today?

The current surf forecast for Baggies at 1AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (21 Mar)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (21 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ENE
1.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.2
S
2
S
2.1
S
1.5
S
1.6
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
S
0.7
S
1
E
1.1
E
0.9
ENE
1
E
1.3
S
Period(s) (?)91467887777771312111110101086775
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)46150725751045349123924518817216011916519521721310613810614097738884
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSW
5
W
5
NW
5
N
10
ENE
15
E
5
E
10
N
5
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
40
SSW
40
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:42PM
1.86
5:00AM
2.00
5:13PM
1.81
5:31AM
1.91
5:45PM
1.72
6:04AM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:45PM
-0.10
11:09AM
-0.04
11:16PM
-0.05
11:41AM
0.04
11:49PM
0.06
12:14PM
0.18
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise-----6:00-------6:00-------6:01--
Sunset6:07-------6:07-------6:05-------
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--1-112111------1-------
Temp. °C292523232322222222222221212226262524232323252726
Feels °C (?)332219202021222222222323232427262927262526282422
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