Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baggies today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Baggies at 6PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Baggies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 197 | 197 | 184 | 188 | 154 | 154 | 148 | 148 | 120 | 122 | 121 | 118 | 89 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 104 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:51PM1.50m | 8:07AM1.28m | 8:50PM1.36m | 9:24AM1.15m | 10:33PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:27PM0.33m | 2:08AM0.48m | 2:17PM0.47m | 3:19AM0.60m | 3:39PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 6 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 197 | 197 | 184 | 188 | 154 | 154 | 148 | 148 | 120 | 122 | 121 | 118 | 89 | 85 | 58 | 46 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | SW 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 16 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 34 | 36 | 28 | 27 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 83 | 83 | 34 | 25 | 17 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 99 | 57 | 50 | 49 | 45 | 77 | 104 | 68 | 67 | 62 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | — | SSW 10 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 17 | 31 | 39 | 54 | — | 74 | — | 37 | 35 | 77 | 74 | 80 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 835 | 242 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 667 | 185 | 0 | 0 |
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