
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baggies today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Baggies at 6AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Baggies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
262 | 227 | 204 | 173 | 163 | 163 | 167 | 181 | 191 | 197 | 209 | 216 | 298 | 316 | 405 | 379 | 327 | 589 | 478 | 519 | 215 | 183 | 178 | 127 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:48AM1.58m | 6:06PM1.55m | 6:36AM1.44m | 6:56PM1.36m | 7:42AM1.29m | 8:11PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:37PM0.17m | 11:53AM0.27m | 00:20AM0.31m | 12:43PM0.45m | 1:13AM0.47m | 1:55PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
262 | 227 | 204 | 173 | 163 | 163 | 141 | 141 | 117 | 99 | 99 | 79 | 64 | 62 | 47 | 35 | 35 | 288 | 296 | 257 | 215 | 183 | 178 | 127 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 19 | SSW 18 | E 9 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 |
18 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 32 | 14 | 30 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 67 | 65 | 67 | 48 | 42 | 47 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | S 19 | SSW 19 | S 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 8 | SW 13 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | S 14 | E 11 |
36 | 7 | 36 | 4 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
17 | 23 | 26 | 69 | 111 | 124 | 167 | 181 | 191 | 197 | 209 | 216 | 298 | 316 | 405 | 379 | 327 | 589 | 478 | 519 | 2 | 38 | 82 | 126 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 30 | 27 | 711 | 711 | 866 | 711 | 655 | 481 | 381 | 394 | 655 | 655 | 525 | 446 | 189 | 189 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 835 | 239 | 271 | 24 |
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