Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baggies today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Baggies at 11AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Baggies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | S 8 | ESE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 192 | 174 | 277 | 614 | 418 | 287 | 239 | 206 | 181 | 169 | 171 | 144 | 144 | 153 | 267 | 356 | 392 | 348 | 348 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 262 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:13PM1.93m | 4:31AM1.77m | 4:48PM1.85m | 5:08AM1.70m | 5:25PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:58AM-0.02m | 10:24PM-0.02m | 10:34AM0.02m | 11:00PM0.05m | 11:12AM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 10 | ENE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 192 | 174 | 72 | 4 | 256 | 287 | 214 | 206 | 181 | 132 | 171 | 144 | 144 | 153 | 267 | 356 | 392 | 348 | 348 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 262 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 6 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | S 21 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 37 | 79 | 4 | — | 1 | 6 | 239 | 177 | 144 | 169 | 108 | 91 | 77 | 61 | 61 | 49 | 46 | 50 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 20 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | NE 6 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 6 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 20 | S 20 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 12 | 7 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 51 | 84 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 36 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 7 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 277 | 614 | 418 | 277 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 25 | 34 | 46 | 62 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 29 | 185 | 290 | 189 | 100 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 525 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 880 | 880 | 27 | 137 |
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