Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baggies today (23 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Baggies at 10PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Baggies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 304 | 286 | 162 | 106 | 411 | 1160 | 1919 | 1520 | 1080 | 752 | 921 | 432 | 474 | 499 | 528 | 550 | 574 | 563 | 533 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:15PM1.16m | 12:21PM1.07m | 00:56AM1.19m | 1:43PM1.16m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:19PM0.71m | 5:55AM0.71m | 6:18PM0.72m | 7:26AM0.63m | 7:40PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 18 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 304 | 286 | 162 | 106 | 103 | 101 | 60 | 60 | 43 | 251 | 517 | 432 | 474 | 499 | 528 | 550 | 574 | 563 | 533 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 7 | S 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SE 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 164 | 164 | 132 | 106 | 72 | 2 | 9 | 78 | 125 | 42 | 290 | 269 | 357 | 234 | 123 | 172 | 125 | 125 | 120 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | E 9 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 19 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 41 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 40 | 28 | 28 | 63 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 8 | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 89 | 9 | 102 | 411 | 1160 | 1919 | 1520 | 1080 | 752 | 921 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 7 | 22 | 383 | 711 | 376 | 655 | 375 | 300 | 24 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 655 | 185 | 0 | 0 |
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