Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baggies today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Baggies at 8AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Baggies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 192 | 192 | 158 | 156 | 156 | 170 | 389 | 347 | 387 | 387 | 643 | 834 | 559 | 774 | 802 | 782 | 933 | 948 | 1010 | 1010 | 910 | 910 | 884 | 813 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:09AM1.64m | 6:39PM1.73m | 6:45AM1.54m | 7:16PM1.62m | 7:21AM1.42m | 7:54PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:07AM0.20m | 12:16PM0.10m | 00:45AM0.29m | 12:52PM0.20m | 1:23AM0.40m | 1:28PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 192 | 192 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 389 | 347 | 387 | 387 | 643 | 834 | 559 | 774 | 802 | 782 | 933 | 948 | 1010 | 1010 | 910 | 910 | 884 | 813 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 14 | S 11 | E 10 | SE 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 165 | 179 | 158 | 110 | 68 | 170 | 121 | 121 | 118 | 384 | 248 | 92 | 264 | 116 | 184 | 206 | 102 | 71 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 28 | 26 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | — | 21 | 40 | 69 | 136 | 56 | 88 | 41 | 178 | 90 | 90 | 40 | 92 | 96 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 48 | 49 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 27 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 185 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
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