Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baggies today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Baggies at 6AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Baggies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri morning, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 486 | 396 | 403 | 403 | 367 | 319 | 319 | 436 | 296 | 236 | 202 | 167 | 167 | 164 | 178 | 162 | 275 | 617 | 866 | 888 | 955 | 1227 | 913 | 516 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:50AM1.16m | 9:36PM1.23m | 10:15AM1.07m | 11:15PM1.16m | 12:21PM1.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:52AM0.62m | 2:57PM0.61m | 4:04AM0.70m | 4:19PM0.71m | 5:55AM0.71m | 6:18PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 18 | S 9 |
| kJ | 486 | 396 | 403 | 403 | 367 | 319 | 319 | 217 | 162 | 124 | 115 | 99 | 81 | 57 | 57 | 162 | 108 | 103 | 79 | 79 | 59 | 59 | 254 | 516 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SE 11 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 12 | 179 | 174 | 218 | 154 | 141 | 101 | 278 | 236 | 236 | 202 | 167 | 167 | 164 | 164 | 108 | 37 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 79 | 127 | 42 | 290 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 9 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ENE 7 | — | E 9 | E 9 | S 22 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 138 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 6 | — | — | 99 | 68 | 71 | 44 | 71 | 158 | 143 | 178 | 46 | — | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | — |
| kJ | 31 | 38 | 50 | 54 | 40 | 80 | 165 | 436 | 296 | 228 | — | 5 | 26 | 33 | 13 | 21 | 275 | 617 | 866 | 888 | 955 | 1227 | 913 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 304 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 137 | 261 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 300 | 655 | 376 | 375 | 403 | 375 | 24 | 7 |
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