Baggies Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty, and we’ve got a 16-day window to look at for Baggies, a point break that’s fairly consistent and often a go-to when the swell lines up. The water’s sitting at 71°, about average for this time of year, so nothing wild there. The strongest session in the whole run is Thursday morning, August 13th, with clean 6ft ESE swell at 8 seconds, glassy offshore winds, and a combined swell energy of 523. It’s not massive, but that glassy morning will make for some tidy, hollow runners off the point. That’s the standout, no doubt.

Thursday afternoon, August 13th, drops back to 4ft SE swell, but the wind swings cross-on and it goes marginal. Friday August 14th through to Tuesday morning, August 18th, is a real flat patch – lots of poor surf with messy cross-shore winds and lumpy conditions. There’s a brief flicker on Saturday afternoon, August 15th, with 6ft E swell at 10 seconds and moderate energy (1232), but the cross-wind makes it a bit of a battle.

Things get a bit interesting again on Monday morning, August 17th, with 6ft ENE swell at 10 seconds and strong energy (1279), but it’s still cross-shore wind so you’re looking at average waves with a chop on top. That pattern keeps up until Wednesday, August 19th, when the wind gets nasty and the swell drops right off.

Then we hit another big quiet spell from August 20th right through until Saturday, August 23rd morning, when the swell jumps to 8ft S at 10 seconds – big, powerful energy at 1550 – but the wind is a strong onshore mess. That afternoon, August 23rd, has 8ft S swell, but still the same howling wind. This is expert territory with those sizes and the messy conditions, not a day for the beginners.

Looking further out, the most promising long-range session is Wednesday morning, August 26th, with a solid 10ft ENE swell at 8 seconds and very strong energy (2062). The wind is light and cross-shore, so there’s a chance of some chunky, powerful waves, but it’s a point break – that shorter period might make it a bit dumpy, and only experienced surfers should be out. Thursday morning, August 27th, also looks okay with 8ft ENE swell at 8 seconds, onshore wind but light, so again, heavy and for the brave. Both these August dates are promising but less certain given they’re so far out.

Overall, the best on offer is that Thursday morning, August 13th, glassy session. After that, keep an eye on Monday morning, August 17th, for some size if you can handle the chop, and late in the window, Wednesday August 26th and Thursday August 27th have powerful swell but demand respect.

Rusty.

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