Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baggies today (11 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Baggies at 11PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Baggies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 634 | 542 | 492 | 1104 | 1477 | 1385 | 1270 | 1089 | 1024 | 924 | 820 | 673 | 575 | 500 | 453 | 400 | 154 | 151 | 234 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:11PM1.65m | 3:25AM1.70m | 3:50PM1.80m | 4:02AM1.78m | 4:26PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:17PM0.20m | 9:35AM0.07m | 9:56PM0.10m | 10:09AM-0.02m | 10:32PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||
 |  | | | | |  | | |  | |  |  |  | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | 444 | 459 | 392 | 439 | 982 | 948 | 1270 | 1089 | 1024 | 924 | 820 | 673 | 575 | 500 | 453 | 400 | 154 | 151 | 234 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 11 | S 10 | E 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 273 | 332 | 361 | 422 | 580 | 450 | 29 | 40 | 40 | 48 | 24 | 36 | 66 | 86 | 82 | 50 | 133 | 136 | 114 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | S 26 | SSW 12 | S 24 | S 23 | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 | SSW 20 | S 23 | S 23 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 21 |
| kJ | 156 | 228 | 260 | 450 | 62 | 89 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 37 | 34 | 18 | 38 | 41 | 41 | 102 | 80 | 141 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 634 | 542 | 492 | 1104 | 1477 | 1385 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 831 | 880 | 860 | 809 | 810 | 880 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
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