Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baggies today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Baggies at 4PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Baggies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 216 | 177 | 135 | 573 | 1422 | 1676 | 1363 | 1853 | 1478 | 1245 | 529 | 460 | 372 | 283 | 235 | 256 | 225 | 181 | 135 | 116 | 92 | 94 | 84 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:44AM1.02m | 10:55PM1.02m | 12:18PM1.15m | 00:32AM1.15m | 1:03PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:16PM0.85m | 5:28AM0.73m | 6:32PM0.72m | 6:38AM0.59m | 7:14PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 216 | 177 | 135 | 101 | 56 | 54 | 36 | 938 | 814 | 668 | 529 | 460 | 372 | 283 | 235 | 256 | 225 | 181 | 50 | 116 | 92 | 94 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | NE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 29 | 30 | 22 | — | — | — | 8 | 39 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 53 | 135 | 53 | 37 | 51 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SW 14 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 104 | 98 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 34 | 22 | 8 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | — | SSW 4 | S 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | — |
| kJ | 80 | — | 10 | 573 | 1422 | 1676 | 1363 | 1853 | 1478 | 1245 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 16 | 31 | 108 | — | 20 | 12 | 10 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 183 | 835 | 835 | 403 | 255 | 24 | 18 | 7 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 183 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 184 | 809 | 185 | 18 | 0 |
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