Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baggies today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Baggies at 10PM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Baggies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 973 | 924 | 820 | 659 | 591 | 489 | 400 | 400 | 191 | 169 | 204 | 223 | 233 | 233 | 277 | 335 | 434 | 326 | 379 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:50PM1.80m | 4:02AM1.78m | 4:26PM1.89m | 4:37AM1.80m | 5:00PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:56PM0.10m | 10:09AM-0.02m | 10:32PM0.05m | 10:42AM-0.06m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 973 | 924 | 820 | 659 | 591 | 489 | 400 | 400 | 191 | 169 | 204 | 223 | 233 | 233 | 277 | 335 | 434 | 326 | 379 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 24 | 48 | 21 | 36 | 66 | 86 | 82 | 74 | 82 | 82 | 112 | 93 | 75 | 75 | 48 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 24 | S 23 | SSW 11 | S 14 | S 10 | SSW 20 | S 23 | S 23 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 24 | 34 | 18 | 38 | 41 | 41 | 100 | 76 | 29 | 30 | 69 | 62 | 16 | 27 | 25 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 20 | 24 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 880 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 |
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