Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baggies today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Baggies at 4PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Baggies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 34°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
162 | 155 | 157 | 150 | 140 | 69 | 169 | 161 | 153 | 159 | 167 | 184 | 337 | 376 | 437 | 416 | 300 | 215 | 215 | 274 | 923 | 637 | 464 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:02PM1.78m | 6:13AM1.59m | 6:35PM1.65m | 6:48AM1.45m | 7:14PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:46AM0.06m | 00:12AM0.18m | 12:18PM0.18m | 00:47AM0.32m | 12:55PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
162 | 155 | 157 | 150 | 140 | 37 | 169 | 161 | 153 | 159 | 167 | 119 | 119 | 376 | 437 | 416 | 300 | 215 | 126 | 98 | 410 | 637 | 464 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 8 | S 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | — | S 12 | — | — |
11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 69 | 4 | 38 | 39 | 84 | 125 | 184 | 337 | 94 | 52 | 71 | 73 | 56 | 145 | — | 75 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 7 | SSW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 5 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — |
4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 129 | 99 | 73 | 12 | 39 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 15 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
— | 5 | 10 | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 22 | 21 | — | — | — | 108 | 141 | 215 | 274 | 923 | 113 | 253 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 27 | 655 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 183 | 300 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 208 | 208 | 18 | 88 | 185 |
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