Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baggies today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Baggies at 3PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Baggies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the SW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 144 | 106 | 103 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 133 | 142 | 173 | 169 | 103 | 538 | 1520 | 1794 | 2823 | 2220 | 1449 | 1150 | 476 | 421 | 372 | 329 | 276 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:12AM1.12m | 7:27PM1.08m | 9:44AM1.02m | 10:55PM1.02m | 12:18PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19PM0.76m | 2:23AM0.75m | 4:16PM0.85m | 5:28AM0.73m | 6:32PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 73 | 60 | 47 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 133 | 142 | 173 | 169 | 103 | 101 | 56 | 38 | 1536 | 1179 | 876 | 632 | 476 | 421 | 372 | 329 | 276 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 5 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 144 | 106 | 103 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 21 | — | — | — | 51 | 40 | 42 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | S 16 | SW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 22 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 66 | 71 | 67 | 58 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | ENE 5 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 49 | 58 | 538 | 1520 | 1794 | 2823 | 2220 | 1449 | 1150 | — | — | — | — | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 24 | 185 | 533 | 27 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 866 | 835 | 835 | 376 | 208 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 137 |
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