Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baggies today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Baggies at 5PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Baggies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Sun night, light winds from the S by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 119 | 146 | 141 | 108 | 289 | 607 | 990 | 1204 | 1192 | 1399 | 1541 | 1274 | 1283 | 1031 | 666 | 807 | 512 | 435 | 363 | 394 | 445 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:26PM1.27m | 1:52AM1.44m | 2:26PM1.46m | 2:44AM1.58m | 3:11PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:30PM0.50m | 8:11AM0.37m | 8:31PM0.34m | 8:56AM0.21m | 9:17PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  | | |  | |  | | | | | |  | | | |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 22 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | E 10 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 10 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 102 | 146 | 141 | 108 | 106 | 58 | 59 | 43 | 45 | 43 | 46 | 42 | 949 | 678 | 90 | 597 | 149 | 179 | 211 | 250 | 445 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | NE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 16 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | E 9 | S 10 |
| kJ | 43 | 104 | 89 | 83 | 60 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 68 | 69 | 10 | 121 | 69 | 116 | 117 | 201 | 273 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | E 10 | SE 7 | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | NE 7 | SSW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 |
| kJ | 119 | 88 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 61 | 163 | 165 | 205 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | 14 | 105 | 289 | 607 | 990 | 1204 | 1192 | 1399 | 1541 | 1274 | 1283 | 1031 | 666 | 807 | 512 | 435 | 363 | 394 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 695 | 183 | 239 | 383 | 835 | 656 | 695 | 809 | 375 | 208 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 24 | 809 | 880 | 375 | 300 | 880 | 224 |
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