Surf Forecasts:
Baggies surf forecast from 26 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 2 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 30 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period, SSW swell with 1,409 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 27 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Baggies this week:
The surf forecast for Baggies over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 27) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 1.0m and 6s. Another secondary swell of 0.6m and 8s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Baggies in the next 16 days are 1.8m 15s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 30) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.9m 6s period and expected on Monday (Jul 27) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Mon 27th Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Thu 30th Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Baggies over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's get into it for our little corner of the world at Baggies.
Right now, the opening days are pretty grim and not worth getting wet for. Combined wave energy is decent but the quality just isn't there. We’ve got a fair wait on our hands before things clean up. You’re looking at a solid run of poor to marginal conditions through the end of July and into the first few days of August. Expect a lot of messy, cross-shore wind and lumpy, choppy conditions. There’s a session on Wednesday the 29th of July where the swell bumps up to a chunky 8ft with strong energy readings (1789 to 1962), but with those strong cross-winds and a short period, it’ll be a raw, lumpy affair – one for the experts only, and honestly, not a fun one.
The real window opens on Sunday the 2nd of August. That’s your standout. Conditions turn glassy in the morning with a light offshore breeze and clean 5ft swell from the ESE at a short, punchy 8 seconds. The water’s sitting at a nice 73°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so that's a bonus. It won’t be huge, but with calm winds and glassy conditions, that’s going to be the best quality surf of the whole forecast. Baggies is an exposed point break and tends to handle these smaller swells well, though expect the lineup to be busy since crowds are possible.
From there we get a few more ordinary days, but the week after (Wednesday the 5th) offers another glimmer. Wednesday morning sees a clean, cross-off breeze and a little waist-high 4ft bump from the NE with a short 6-second period. It’s clean and surfable. Not a standout, but a good morning session.
The long-range stuff around the second weekend looks more promising for size but less certain, with a long-period SSW groundswell showing up. That 4ft on Friday the 7th with a 16-second period will have real push and could produce some nice lines at a point break like Baggies, but the fresh cross-winds will likely mess up the surface. It’s a "wait and see" situation.
To be honest, if you’re a paddler, your best bet is that Sunday morning glass-off on the 2nd of August. Surf it then, because for the rest of this stretch, the wind is just not playing ball.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SSE 7 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 83 | 240 | 66 | 76 | 174 | 152 | 1373 | 626 | 692 | 1409 | 929 | 828 | 601 | 540 | 574 | 200 | 361 | 400 | 313 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:41AM1.40m | 3:07PM1.40m | 3:15AM1.51m | 3:39PM1.52m | 3:45AM1.60m | 4:08PM1.62m | 4:14AM1.66m | 4:37PM1.70m | 4:42AM1.70m | 5:05PM1.75m | 5:10AM1.71m | 5:33PM1.77m | |||||||
Low Tide | 8:29PM0.52m | 8:55AM0.40m | 9:05PM0.42m | 9:26AM0.28m | 9:38PM0.32m | 9:55AM0.19m | 10:08PM0.25m | 10:23AM0.11m | 10:38PM0.20m | 10:50AM0.07m | 11:07PM0.17m | 11:18AM0.05m | 11:37PM0.18m | ||||||
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 | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — |
 | 5:19 | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSW 13 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 83 | 88 | 66 | 76 | 174 | 146 | 831 | 626 | 550 | 579 | 675 | 71 | 601 | 540 | 34 | 135 | 361 | 400 | 313 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | E 10 | S 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 74 | 24 | 63 | 21 | 41 | 43 | 67 | 106 | 88 | 83 | 83 | 146 | 126 | 110 | 51 | 200 | 54 | 42 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | ESE 10 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | S 8 | SSW 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 75 | 44 | 42 | 31 | 39 | 40 | 126 | 120 | 115 | 80 | 128 | 69 | — | — | — | 115 | 48 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | SSW 2 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 7 | S 9 | — | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SW 6 | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 244 | 240 | 1 | 52 | 58 | 152 | 1373 | — | 692 | 1409 | 929 | 828 | 147 | — | 574 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 658 | 31 | 27 | 88 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 189 | 24 | 189 | 18 | 208 | 208 | 18 | 24 | 880 | 18 | 18 | 24 |
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