Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baggies today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Baggies at 2AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Baggies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 169 | 130 | 101 | 103 | 142 | 188 | 337 | 312 | 300 | 610 | 589 | 463 | 427 | 304 | 901 | 1201 | 1781 | 2703 | 2831 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:24PM1.29m | 2:29AM1.39m | 2:52PM1.45m | 2:58AM1.52m | 3:19PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23PM0.53m | 8:40AM0.39m | 8:53PM0.39m | 9:06AM0.25m | 9:20PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 169 | 130 | 101 | 103 | 79 | 79 | 337 | 312 | 300 | 610 | 589 | 463 | 427 | 304 | 901 | 1201 | 1781 | 2703 | 2831 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSW 15 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | S 17 | S 16 | S 8 | ENE 5 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 4 | S 19 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | — | E 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 45 | 3 | 7 | 142 | 188 | 50 | 2 | 158 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 173 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | E 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 10 | SE 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 6 | 45 | 99 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 7 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 11 | 16 | — | — | — | 84 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 208 | 255 | 185 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 109 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
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