Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baggies today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Baggies at 10PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Baggies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | S 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 14 | SSW 16 | S 6 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
205 | 178 | 269 | 636 | 1065 | 655 | 440 | 340 | 314 | 228 | 160 | 151 | 149 | 67 | 67 | 206 | 400 | 274 | 854 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:02PM1.20m | 8:21AM1.05m | 9:30PM1.05m | 12:09PM0.98m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:24AM0.71m | 2:38PM0.76m | 4:48AM0.81m | 6:12PM0.82m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 26 | 29 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 24 | 28 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 10 | S 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 |
34 | 178 | 127 | 636 | 1065 | 655 | 440 | 340 | 314 | 228 | 160 | 151 | 149 | 58 | 66 | 206 | 77 | 53 | 23 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | E 8 | SSW 16 | S 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — |
61 | 33 | 269 | 103 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 67 | 67 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | SSW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — |
2 | 85 | 21 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SSW 16 | S 6 | S 8 |
205 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 31 | 74 | 400 | 274 | 854 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 300 | 656 | 300 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 829 |
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