Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baggies today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Baggies at 4AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Baggies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 189 | 192 | 192 | 234 | 708 | 933 | 308 | 270 | 206 | 200 | 202 | 171 | 147 | 144 | 153 | 280 | 363 | 400 | 348 | 348 | 309 | 303 | 303 | 268 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:57AM1.79m | 4:13PM1.93m | 4:31AM1.77m | 4:48PM1.85m | 5:08AM1.70m | 5:25PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:58AM-0.02m | 10:24PM-0.02m | 10:34AM0.02m | 11:00PM0.05m | 11:12AM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 10 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 189 | 192 | 192 | 72 | 4 | 6 | 244 | 256 | 204 | 176 | 202 | 171 | 147 | 144 | 153 | 280 | 363 | 400 | 348 | 348 | 309 | 303 | 303 | 268 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | — | — | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 10 | S 21 | S 20 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 41 | 40 | 81 | 6 | — | — | 54 | 270 | 206 | 200 | 143 | 140 | 112 | 106 | 88 | 83 | 62 | 66 | 46 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | S 8 | NE 6 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | S 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | S 20 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 7 | 12 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 51 | 84 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 234 | 708 | 933 | 308 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 73 | 39 | 53 | 58 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 29 | 88 | 880 | 208 | 100 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 185 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 880 | 880 | 27 | 27 |
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