Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baggies today (10 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Baggies at 11PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Baggies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon night, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1874 | 1640 | 1317 | 1588 | 1374 | 890 | 638 | 470 | 596 | 418 | 749 | 1150 | 1048 | 1102 | 969 | 1112 | 1037 | 924 | 880 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 2:26PM1.46m | 2:44AM1.58m | 3:11PM1.65m | 3:25AM1.70m | 3:50PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:31PM0.34m | 8:56AM0.21m | 9:17PM0.20m | 9:35AM0.07m | 9:56PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 42 | 47 | 76 | 1194 | 1060 | 890 | 638 | 455 | 456 | 418 | 749 | 951 | 1048 | 1102 | 969 | 1112 | 1037 | 924 | 880 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 80 | 94 | 131 | 228 | 268 | 196 | 260 | 367 | 408 | 354 | 375 | 320 | 15 | 20 | 38 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 14 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 25 | S 24 | S 23 | S 22 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 16 | — | 21 | 68 | 158 | 158 | 281 | 113 | 102 | 62 | 66 | 29 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1874 | 1640 | 1317 | 1588 | 1374 | — | — | 470 | 596 | — | — | 1150 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 192 | 189 | 189 | 189 | 208 | 208 | 809 | 189 | 109 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 831 | 836 | 880 | 880 | 0 | 0 |
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