
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baggies today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Baggies at 6AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Baggies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 9 | S 11 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
83 | 115 | 372 | 379 | 298 | 164 | 268 | 300 | 339 | 147 | 641 | 614 | 541 | 392 | 308 | 929 | 772 | 723 | 584 | 409 | 336 | 117 | 185 | 308 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:15AM1.31m | 1:35PM1.50m | 1:49AM1.46m | 2:05PM1.67m | 2:21AM1.59m | 2:35PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:16AM0.44m | 7:46PM0.38m | 7:49AM0.30m | 8:17PM0.22m | 8:20AM0.17m | 8:47PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 13 | S 12 | SE 9 | SSW 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 14 | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 9 | S 11 | ENE 7 |
83 | 83 | 372 | 379 | 298 | 164 | 268 | 300 | 43 | 147 | 45 | 33 | 33 | 94 | 224 | 929 | 772 | 723 | 584 | 409 | 336 | 101 | 185 | 153 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | SSW 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 12 | SE 10 | S 10 |
22 | 115 | 84 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 55 | 22 | 43 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 33 | 308 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 117 | 36 | 175 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | SE 10 | — | SE 10 |
9 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 33 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | — | 36 | — | 37 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | — | — | S 12 | S 6 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 339 | 146 | 641 | 614 | 541 | 392 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 55 | 90 | 114 | 308 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 836 | 29 | 29 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 656 | 880 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 540 | 880 | 655 | 27 | 27 |
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