Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baggies today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Baggies at 3AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Baggies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 536 | 708 | 695 | 683 | 670 | 573 | 541 | 510 | 671 | 748 | 480 | 651 | 354 | 295 | 246 | 202 | 164 | 159 | 159 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:02PM1.80m | 6:08AM1.62m | 6:30PM1.67m | 6:36AM1.49m | 6:58PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:08AM0.19m | 12:13PM0.14m | 00:37AM0.30m | 12:41PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 536 | 708 | 695 | 683 | 670 | 573 | 541 | 510 | 500 | 490 | 480 | 414 | 354 | 295 | 246 | 202 | 164 | 159 | 159 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 15 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 | SW 16 | S 17 | S 5 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 10 | S 17 | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 11 | SSW 9 | S 17 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNE 6 | ENE 10 | SSW 2 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 20 | 51 | 58 | 71 | 80 | 55 | 67 | 27 | 671 | 748 | 65 | 651 | 1 | 39 | 113 | 112 | 58 | 30 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 183 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 18 | 7 |
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