Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baggies today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Baggies at 4AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Baggies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 9 | S 17 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 424 | 395 | 345 | 300 | 232 | 229 | 132 | 149 | 88 | 217 | 202 | 240 | 84 | 66 | 59 | 85 | 76 | 104 | 174 | 174 | 153 | 146 | 403 | 897 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:58AM1.29m | 2:31PM1.28m | 2:41AM1.40m | 3:07PM1.40m | 3:15AM1.51m | 3:39PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:18AM0.52m | 8:29PM0.52m | 8:55AM0.40m | 9:05PM0.42m | 9:26AM0.28m | 9:38PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 8 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 10 |
| kJ | 424 | 395 | 345 | 300 | 211 | 159 | 132 | 95 | 88 | 82 | 83 | 88 | 84 | 66 | 36 | 22 | 76 | 75 | 174 | 174 | 153 | 146 | 142 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 16 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | ENE 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 118 | 115 | 143 | 236 | 232 | 229 | 121 | 85 | 62 | 45 | 132 | 24 | 40 | 63 | 59 | 85 | 14 | 31 | 29 | 41 | 41 | 44 | 47 | 128 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 17 | E 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 12 | S 17 | SE 8 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | ESE 8 | E 9 | ESE 10 | NE 6 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 111 | 5 | 55 | 149 | 75 | 140 | 25 | 44 | 10 | 42 | 24 | 13 | 31 | 9 | 25 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 23 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | SSW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 28 | 37 | 69 | 224 | 217 | 202 | 240 | — | 1 | 13 | 37 | 74 | 104 | 89 | 73 | 78 | 134 | 403 | 897 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 667 | 667 | 394 | 189 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 29 | 183 | 185 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 185 | 185 | 375 | 185 | 208 |
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