Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baggies today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Baggies at 1PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 2.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Baggies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 909 | 1609 | 1328 | 1385 | 1355 | 909 | 1080 | 929 | 827 | 671 | 550 | 498 | 459 | 450 | 527 | 477 | 493 | 358 | 309 | 309 | 270 | 266 | 260 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:47AM1.24m | 7:01PM1.20m | 7:19AM1.08m | 7:46PM1.04m | 11:54AM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:53PM0.60m | 1:21AM0.68m | 1:30PM0.77m | 3:05AM0.83m | 6:11PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 362 | 1342 | 1328 | 1202 | 909 | 909 | 1080 | 929 | 827 | 671 | 550 | 498 | 459 | 450 | 403 | 403 | 358 | 358 | 309 | 309 | 270 | 266 | 260 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 36 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 270 | 228 | 22 | 27 | 25 | 48 | 47 | 44 | 42 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 58 | 90 | 184 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | S 15 | SSW 15 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 19 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | N 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 75 | 18 | 44 | — | 48 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 29 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 909 | 1609 | — | 1385 | 1355 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 527 | 477 | 493 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 183 | 809 | 809 | 1216 | 880 | 880 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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