Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baggies today (01 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Baggies at 11PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Baggies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 34°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
140 | 140 | 136 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 137 | 184 | 337 | 470 | 437 | 416 | 231 | 486 | 475 | 334 | 471 | 705 | 495 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:02PM1.78m | 6:13AM1.59m | 6:35PM1.65m | 6:48AM1.45m | 7:14PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:12AM0.18m | 12:18PM0.18m | 00:47AM0.32m | 12:55PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 28 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 13 | S 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
140 | 140 | 136 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 137 | 112 | 112 | 470 | 437 | 416 | 231 | 202 | 267 | 87 | 75 | 705 | 495 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — |
4 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 39 | 84 | 125 | 184 | 337 | 90 | 94 | 69 | 75 | 163 | 145 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 10 | NE 7 | E 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | NE 7 | NE 8 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 55 | 73 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 18 | — | — | — | 91 | 125 | 486 | 475 | 334 | 471 | 303 | 165 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 183 | 880 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 189 | 866 | 300 | 88 | 185 |
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