
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baggies today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Baggies at 9AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Baggies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
914 | 681 | 575 | 480 | 396 | 327 | 322 | 130 | 130 | 143 | 242 | 318 | 399 | 292 | 279 | 327 | 217 | 246 | 357 | 378 | 567 | 626 | 627 | 589 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:46AM1.52m | 2:20PM1.45m | 2:42AM1.62m | 3:12PM1.59m | 3:31AM1.71m | 3:58PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:07AM0.33m | 8:23PM0.32m | 8:59AM0.21m | 9:16PM0.21m | 9:44AM0.11m | 10:03PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
914 | 681 | 575 | 480 | 396 | 327 | 322 | 107 | 108 | 143 | 242 | 318 | 345 | 292 | 279 | 243 | 217 | 246 | 357 | 378 | 567 | 626 | 627 | 589 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
24 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 33 | 34 | 27 | 31 | 68 | 121 | 157 | 157 | 116 | 114 | 104 | 77 | 187 | 137 | 151 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 30 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 9 |
8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 130 | 130 | 123 | 64 | 36 | 36 | 33 | 14 | 3 | 102 | 78 | 54 | 35 | 30 | 8 | 16 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | ENE 7 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 47 | — | — | — | — | 399 | — | — | 327 | 10 | 16 | 24 | 18 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 29 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 304 | 27 | 27 | 69 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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