Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baggies today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Baggies at 7AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Baggies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 621 | 993 | 715 | 868 | 1045 | 1145 | 1121 | 1703 | 1502 | 1346 | 1294 | 1377 | 997 | 1221 | 646 | 542 | 485 | 443 | 530 | 729 | 761 | 869 | 970 | 1441 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:14AM1.66m | 4:37PM1.70m | 4:42AM1.70m | 5:05PM1.75m | 5:10AM1.71m | 5:33PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:23AM0.11m | 10:38PM0.20m | 10:50AM0.07m | 11:07PM0.17m | 11:18AM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 453 | 518 | 60 | 174 | 64 | 152 | 156 | 1132 | 1020 | 1084 | 1012 | 990 | 46 | 969 | 488 | 485 | 485 | 443 | 530 | 729 | 761 | 869 | 970 | 1441 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 18 | SSW 16 | ESE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 108 | 79 | 130 | 63 | 64 | 47 | — | 115 | 113 | 108 | 105 | 73 | 24 | 52 | 501 | 380 | 336 | 288 | 280 | 5 | 21 | 45 | 44 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | S 13 |
| kJ | 121 | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | 33 | 85 | 81 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 21 | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 621 | 993 | 715 | 868 | 1045 | 1145 | 1121 | 1703 | 1502 | 1346 | 1294 | 1377 | 997 | 1221 | 646 | 542 | 311 | 311 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 18 | 255 | 300 | 667 | 300 | 208 | 208 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 860 | 880 | 109 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 836 | 829 | 7 | 0 |
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