Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baggies today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Baggies at 2PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Baggies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 320 | 273 | 268 | 207 | 169 | 130 | 101 | 103 | 142 | 188 | 337 | 312 | 300 | 610 | 589 | 463 | 427 | 222 | 395 | 871 | 1183 | 1974 | 2398 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:24PM1.29m | 2:29AM1.39m | 2:52PM1.45m | 2:58AM1.52m | 3:19PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:12AM0.54m | 8:23PM0.53m | 8:40AM0.39m | 8:53PM0.39m | 9:06AM0.25m | 9:20PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 320 | 273 | 268 | 207 | 169 | 130 | 101 | 103 | 79 | 55 | 337 | 312 | 300 | 610 | 589 | 463 | 427 | 222 | 395 | 871 | 1183 | 1974 | 2398 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | ENE 4 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | S 18 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 3 | 99 | 142 | 188 | 54 | 51 | 158 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 159 | 82 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 12 | E 9 | SSW 15 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSW 4 | SSE 6 | SE 10 | SE 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | — | 27 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 45 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1218 | 18 | 7 | 0 |
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