Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baggies today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Baggies at 6PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Baggies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 14 | S 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 440 | 411 | 259 | 225 | 160 | 151 | 149 | 67 | 67 | 268 | 306 | 371 | 806 | 1361 | 1432 | 1998 | 651 | 492 | 419 | 305 | 279 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:21AM1.05m | 9:30PM1.05m | 12:09PM0.98m | 00:56AM1.09m | 1:47PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:38PM0.76m | 4:48AM0.81m | 6:12PM0.82m | 7:31AM0.70m | 7:46PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 26 | 29 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 28 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 10 | S 14 | E 6 | ENE 6 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 9 | S 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 440 | 411 | 259 | 225 | 160 | 151 | 149 | 58 | 66 | 268 | 66 | 40 | 159 | 110 | 15 | 983 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 305 | 279 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 | SSW 13 | — | E 7 | ENE 7 | — | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 67 | 67 | 11 | 289 | — | 23 | 15 | — | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | 11 | 11 | — | 188 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | S 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 51 | 306 | 371 | 806 | 1361 | 1432 | 1998 | 651 | 492 | 419 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 57 | 239 | 403 | 376 | 255 | 29 | 300 | 656 | 255 | 18 | 0 |
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