
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baggies today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Baggies at 12PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Baggies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 5 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
211 | 173 | 113 | 108 | 106 | 119 | 83 | 83 | 113 | 395 | 392 | 298 | 164 | 263 | 579 | 333 | 110 | 278 | 602 | 618 | 400 | 943 | 929 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 1:03PM1.32m | 1:15AM1.31m | 1:35PM1.50m | 1:49AM1.46m | 2:05PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:38AM0.59m | 7:14PM0.55m | 7:16AM0.44m | 7:46PM0.38m | 7:49AM0.30m | 8:17PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||
5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 13 | S 12 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 |
211 | 173 | 113 | 58 | 106 | 119 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 395 | 392 | 298 | 164 | 263 | 305 | 55 | 44 | 45 | 33 | 33 | 400 | 943 | 929 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
10 | 18 | 45 | 108 | 48 | 50 | 50 | 32 | 113 | 84 | 94 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 55 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 14 | 143 | 33 | 36 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 | S 7 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 7 | NE 7 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
23 | 23 | 27 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 34 | 22 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 13 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | — | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 5 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — |
49 | 65 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 579 | 333 | 110 | 278 | 602 | 618 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1251 | 183 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 695 | 208 | 88 | 111 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 1194 | 880 | 185 | 27 |
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