
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baggies today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Baggies at 3AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Baggies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the NE by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | E 7 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
217 | 173 | 169 | 160 | 160 | 127 | 125 | 119 | 119 | 96 | 99 | 194 | 106 | 106 | 230 | 180 | 237 | 212 | 438 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:01PM1.94m | 4:12AM1.81m | 4:30PM1.95m | 4:41AM1.80m | 4:57PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:09PM0.01m | 10:15AM-0.06m | 10:37PM0.01m | 10:43AM-0.04m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSE 8 |
217 | 173 | 169 | 160 | 160 | 127 | 125 | 119 | 119 | 96 | 86 | 194 | 89 | 91 | 230 | 79 | 73 | 88 | 37 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 9 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
48 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 35 | 66 | 88 | 99 | 87 | 106 | 40 | 69 | 51 | 237 | 211 | 146 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 5 | E 9 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 10 |
6 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 106 | 174 | 180 | 33 | 40 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 |
34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 33 | 44 | 64 | 140 | 97 | 171 | 212 | 438 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 185 | 18 | 18 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 667 | 711 | 711 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
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