Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baggies today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Baggies at 5PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Baggies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun morning, strong winds from the SSW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | E 8 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 | ENE 9 | SSW 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 144 | 138 | 144 | 504 | 657 | 491 | 416 | 459 | 253 | 187 | 167 | 140 | 112 | 138 | 175 | 106 | 103 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 139 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:06PM1.37m | 6:27AM1.26m | 6:36PM1.23m | 7:12AM1.12m | 7:27PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:00PM0.45m | 00:20AM0.48m | 12:31PM0.60m | 00:59AM0.62m | 1:19PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 118 | 118 | 144 | 228 | 378 | 327 | 291 | 280 | 253 | 187 | 167 | 140 | 112 | 138 | 94 | 79 | 62 | 50 | 101 | 101 | 139 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 144 | 138 | 87 | 84 | 41 | 41 | 37 | 35 | — | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 110 | 106 | 103 | 101 | 37 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 136 | 111 | — | — | 6 | 22 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 115 | 504 | 657 | 491 | 416 | 459 | 25 | 98 | 126 | 126 | 110 | 109 | 175 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 29 | 655 | 656 | 185 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 185 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 0 |
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