Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baggies today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Baggies at 11AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Baggies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon morning, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 960 | 1705 | 1663 | 2129 | 2074 | 1445 | 1202 | 1461 | 1009 | 996 | 667 | 525 | 394 | 547 | 486 | 1037 | 1048 | 990 | 1168 | 1024 | 973 | 800 | 707 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:26PM1.46m | 2:44AM1.58m | 3:11PM1.65m | 3:25AM1.70m | 3:50PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:11AM0.37m | 8:31PM0.34m | 8:56AM0.21m | 9:17PM0.20m | 9:35AM0.07m | 9:56PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 41 | 41 | 46 | 45 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 1118 | 51 | 844 | 667 | 184 | 181 | 437 | 355 | 1037 | 1048 | 990 | 1168 | 1024 | 973 | 800 | 707 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | S 11 | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 24 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 15 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 82 | 23 | 100 | 146 | 158 | 156 | 238 | 377 | 302 | 277 | 340 | 29 | 15 | 11 | 24 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 11 | SSW 14 | E 10 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 26 | S 25 | SSW 24 | S 15 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 23 | 21 | 68 | 59 | 163 | 179 | 319 | 105 | 99 | 66 | 13 | 12 | 55 | 38 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 960 | 1705 | 1663 | 2129 | 2074 | 1445 | 1202 | 1461 | 1009 | 996 | — | 525 | 394 | 547 | 486 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 558 | 533 | 403 | 403 | 208 | 24 | 189 | 189 | 189 | 24 | 880 | 880 | 880 | 880 | 24 | 831 | 860 | 24 | 880 | 880 | 880 | 0 | 0 |
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