Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baggies today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Baggies at 1AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Baggies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
191 | 169 | 204 | 223 | 233 | 233 | 235 | 377 | 379 | 434 | 432 | 392 | 408 | 400 | 441 | 432 | 494 | 721 | 545 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:26PM1.89m | 4:37AM1.80m | 5:00PM1.92m | 5:09AM1.78m | 5:32PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:32PM0.05m | 10:42AM-0.06m | 11:06PM0.05m | 11:14AM-0.04m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
191 | 169 | 204 | 223 | 233 | 233 | 235 | 377 | 379 | 434 | 432 | 392 | 408 | 400 | 441 | 432 | 494 | 524 | 545 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 10 | SSW 17 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
82 | 120 | 93 | 93 | 77 | 65 | 16 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 9 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — | SW 14 | S 8 | S 8 |
100 | 80 | 29 | 30 | 69 | 62 | 31 | 7 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 10 | NE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 26 | 44 | 41 | 47 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 21 | 21 | 721 | 82 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
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