Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baggies today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Baggies at 9PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Baggies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 87 | 92 | 154 | 230 | 410 | 181 | 125 | 97 | 119 | 149 | 115 | 113 | 170 | 678 | 1446 | 1541 | 1461 | 1299 | 1274 | 1124 | 1093 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:43AM1.12m | 00:36AM1.30m | 1:26PM1.27m | 1:52AM1.44m | 2:26PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:51PM0.63m | 7:08AM0.54m | 7:30PM0.50m | 8:11AM0.37m | 8:31PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  |  | | | |  | | | |  | |  | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 87 | 92 | 69 | 49 | 229 | 181 | 125 | 97 | 81 | 149 | 115 | 113 | 81 | 60 | 60 | 44 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 65 | 795 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | S 15 | S 15 | E 10 |
| kJ | 57 | 87 | 93 | 85 | 49 | 68 | 62 | 43 | 43 | 104 | 89 | 78 | 34 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | E 10 | SE 8 | NE 7 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 |
| kJ | 24 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 82 | 78 | 73 | 63 | 119 | 88 | 2 | 36 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 17 | 54 | 154 | 230 | 410 | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 88 | 170 | 678 | 1446 | 1541 | 1461 | 1299 | 1274 | 1124 | 1093 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 189 | 189 | 81 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 695 | 183 | 375 | 407 | 835 | 656 | 656 | 375 | 375 | 300 | 24 | 24 |
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