Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baggies today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Baggies at 9PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Baggies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 261 | 221 | 68 | 59 | 85 | 76 | 75 | 174 | 174 | 153 | 312 | 767 | 845 | 782 | 408 | 642 | 537 | 642 | 510 | 567 | 567 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:07PM1.40m | 3:15AM1.51m | 3:39PM1.52m | 3:45AM1.60m | 4:08PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:55AM0.40m | 9:05PM0.42m | 9:26AM0.28m | 9:38PM0.32m | 9:55AM0.19m | 10:08PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 108 | 91 | 68 | 47 | 31 | 22 | 75 | 174 | 174 | 153 | 146 | 142 | 48 | 67 | 341 | 642 | 537 | 488 | 510 | 471 | 432 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | ENE 6 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 24 | 24 | 63 | 59 | 85 | 76 | 14 | 29 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 46 | 128 | 126 | 64 | 108 | 113 | 110 | 165 | 130 | 136 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 44 | 10 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 31 | 31 | 47 | 22 | 41 | — | — | — | — | 123 | 121 | 118 | 113 | 116 | 43 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | — | — | SSE 8 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 261 | 221 | — | 8 | 34 | 55 | 74 | 64 | 69 | 123 | 312 | 767 | 845 | 782 | 408 | — | — | 642 | — | 567 | 567 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 809 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 1216 | 880 | 185 | 208 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 18 | 18 |
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