Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baggies today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Baggies at 3PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Baggies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue morning, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1400 | 1123 | 642 | 500 | 444 | 507 | 733 | 467 | 809 | 724 | 748 | 1089 | 973 | 861 | 707 | 659 | 549 | 475 | 409 | 360 | 315 | 274 | 211 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 3:11PM1.65m | 3:25AM1.70m | 3:50PM1.80m | 4:02AM1.78m | 4:26PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:56AM0.21m | 9:17PM0.20m | 9:35AM0.07m | 9:56PM0.10m | 10:09AM-0.02m | 10:32PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 1058 | 837 | 228 | 239 | 228 | 392 | 392 | 467 | 809 | 724 | 748 | 1089 | 973 | 861 | 707 | 659 | 549 | 475 | 409 | 360 | 315 | 274 | 211 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 12 | S 24 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 104 | 125 | 68 | 158 | 158 | 332 | 367 | 408 | 711 | 552 | 431 | 15 | 11 | 24 | 39 | 37 | 66 | 116 | 83 | 54 | 50 | 54 | 141 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 25 | SSW 24 | S 15 | S 10 | S 12 | S 10 | SSW 20 | S 23 | S 23 | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | 21 | 167 | 39 | 163 | 188 | 255 | 347 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 12 | 55 | 38 | 33 | 24 | 30 | 38 | 41 | 41 | 53 | 31 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1400 | 1123 | 642 | 500 | 444 | 507 | 733 | — | 666 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 208 | 860 | 880 | 880 | 24 | 18 | 880 | 832 | 829 | 860 | 880 | 24 | 880 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 56 | 0 | 0 |
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