Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baggies today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Baggies at 4AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Baggies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the S by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 13 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 108 | 108 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 103 | 144 | 138 | 277 | 673 | 657 | 585 | 478 | 214 | 259 | 192 | 176 | 166 | 130 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:41PM1.51m | 5:57AM1.40m | 6:06PM1.37m | 6:27AM1.26m | 6:36PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:51PM0.34m | 12:00PM0.45m | 00:20AM0.48m | 12:31PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 108 | 108 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 90 | 118 | 138 | 192 | 318 | 378 | 339 | 291 | 214 | 259 | 192 | 140 | 109 | 112 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 44 | 7 | 5 | 63 | 53 | 103 | 144 | 69 | 87 | 84 | 41 | 41 | 37 | 81 | — | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | — | — | SW 13 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 22 | 10 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | 172 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | 43 | 6 | 118 | 277 | 673 | 657 | 585 | 478 | — | 47 | 149 | 176 | 166 | 130 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 655 | 185 | 375 | 375 | 24 |
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