Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baggies today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Baggies at 10AM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 2.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Baggies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1524 | 1259 | 1057 | 705 | 432 | 418 | 771 | 381 | 846 | 943 | 990 | 866 | 1089 | 973 | 924 | 760 | 707 | 604 | 486 | 409 | 360 | 331 | 287 | 142 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:44AM1.58m | 3:11PM1.65m | 3:25AM1.70m | 3:50PM1.80m | 4:02AM1.78m | 4:26PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:56AM0.21m | 9:17PM0.20m | 9:35AM0.07m | 9:56PM0.10m | 10:09AM-0.02m | 10:32PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 1159 | 954 | 809 | 587 | 320 | 307 | 574 | 297 | 846 | 943 | 990 | 866 | 1089 | 973 | 924 | 760 | 707 | 604 | 486 | 409 | 360 | 331 | 287 | 142 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | S 11 | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | S 24 | S 23 | S 11 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 72 | 104 | 96 | 228 | 158 | 158 | 281 | 369 | 345 | 494 | 417 | 426 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 36 | 66 | 116 | 83 | 54 | 47 | 53 | 126 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | E 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 25 | SSW 24 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | S 14 | S 10 | SSW 20 | S 23 | SSW 18 | SSW 22 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 16 | 23 | 21 | 68 | 39 | 163 | 71 | 367 | 102 | 39 | 66 | 14 | 12 | 55 | 73 | 24 | 34 | 18 | 38 | 41 | 31 | 47 | 49 | 45 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1524 | 1259 | 1057 | 705 | 432 | 418 | 771 | 381 | — | 666 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 189 | 208 | 685 | 809 | 809 | 1218 | 18 | 880 | 880 | 829 | 829 | 880 | 880 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 685 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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