
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baggies today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Baggies at 11AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Baggies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
75 | 174 | 174 | 153 | 585 | 669 | 878 | 1350 | 832 | 1046 | 955 | 858 | 821 | 629 | 615 | 549 | 645 | 1017 | 759 | 1033 | 993 | 1469 | 1380 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:39PM1.52m | 3:45AM1.60m | 4:08PM1.62m | 4:14AM1.66m | 4:37PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:26AM0.28m | 9:38PM0.32m | 9:55AM0.19m | 10:08PM0.25m | 10:23AM0.11m | 10:38PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||
6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
75 | 174 | 174 | 153 | 201 | 142 | 49 | 929 | 832 | 714 | 759 | 684 | 629 | 629 | 615 | 477 | 423 | 518 | 61 | 63 | 163 | 1133 | 1060 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | SSW 12 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
14 | 47 | 28 | 41 | 44 | 47 | 128 | 67 | 90 | 87 | 113 | 113 | 115 | 117 | 88 | 83 | 101 | 79 | 174 | 61 | 71 | 160 | 116 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SSW 11 | NE 5 | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
31 | 29 | 41 | 7 | — | — | — | 126 | 126 | 121 | 118 | 113 | 116 | 43 | 44 | 121 | 130 | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
43 | 48 | 53 | 124 | 585 | 669 | 878 | 1350 | — | 1046 | 955 | 858 | 821 | — | — | 549 | 645 | 1017 | 759 | 1033 | 993 | 1469 | 1380 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 24 | 831 | 880 | 880 | 880 | 880 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 208 | 255 | 255 | 375 | 208 | 189 |
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