Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baggies today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Baggies at 12PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Baggies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun morning, strong winds from the SW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | S 13 | S 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 337 | 353 | 207 | 183 | 159 | 137 | 134 | 135 | 144 | 106 | 103 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 133 | 142 | 141 | 340 | 572 | 2202 | 2316 | 2000 | 3471 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:27AM1.26m | 6:36PM1.23m | 7:12AM1.12m | 7:27PM1.08m | 9:44AM1.02m | 10:55PM1.02m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:31PM0.60m | 00:59AM0.62m | 1:19PM0.76m | 2:23AM0.75m | 4:16PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 26 | 30 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | S 11 |
| kJ | 246 | 246 | 207 | 183 | 159 | 137 | 134 | 135 | 144 | 76 | 62 | 50 | 101 | 101 | 133 | 142 | 141 | 133 | 79 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 1847 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 37 | 35 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 106 | 103 | 101 | 40 | 29 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 2 | — | — | 15 | 29 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 22 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 66 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 2 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | S 13 | S 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 337 | 353 | 1 | 39 | 69 | 91 | 114 | 106 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | 340 | 572 | 2202 | 2316 | 2000 | 3471 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 655 | 809 | 185 | 375 | 208 | 18 | 18 | 29 | 27 | 1264 | 525 | 0 | 27 | 31 | 7 | 183 | 866 | 835 | 835 | 655 | 18 |
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