Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baggies today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Baggies at 3PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Baggies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 142 | 188 | 337 | 312 | 300 | 640 | 589 | 463 | 341 | 249 | 777 | 1579 | 2463 | 3146 | 3231 | 2524 | 1689 | 1225 | 1036 | 683 | 581 | 720 | 622 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:52PM1.45m | 2:58AM1.52m | 3:19PM1.60m | 3:24AM1.64m | 3:44PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:40AM0.39m | 8:53PM0.39m | 9:06AM0.25m | 9:20PM0.27m | 9:31AM0.13m | 9:47PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 79 | 74 | 337 | 312 | 300 | 640 | 589 | 463 | 341 | 222 | 777 | 1579 | 2463 | 3146 | 3231 | 2524 | 1689 | 1225 | 1036 | 683 | 581 | 581 | 569 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 8 | ENE 5 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 9 | S 19 | S 7 | E 9 | E 13 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 13 | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 142 | 188 | 68 | 2 | 158 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 249 | 43 | 6 | 13 | — | 6 | 6 | — | 7 | — | 209 | 206 | 147 | 190 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | E 8 | S 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 3 | S 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 105 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 70 | 91 | 141 | 281 | 505 | 720 | 622 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 183 | 185 | 183 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 667 | 667 | 667 | 667 | 667 | 446 |
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