Baggies Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, it’s Rusty here. Let's get into it. We’ve got a bit of a wait for the good stuff, so don’t rush.

The first real action on offer is at Baggies this Saturday, July 4th. That’s the standout window across the whole outlook. The morning will see clean 8 ft swell from the SSE with a 12-second period, and the wind is glassy – absolutely perfect. The water is sitting at 71°, which is right on the money for this time of year, nothing unusual there. The sand might be a bit thinned out with that longer period at a point break, but with no wind, it’ll be a ripper. It’s an intermediate spot, and it's fairly consistent, so it's usually got waves. The crowd factor is only sometimes busy, which helps. The afternoon eases a touch to 7 ft, but stays glassy. This is the pick of the period. The combined swell energy is moderate to strong on Saturday morning (2348) and afternoon (1391), so there’s plenty of push.

We have a few other days worth paddling out for. Sunday the 5th drops off to 6 ft with a cleaner cross-off wind in the morning, but the energy is a lot weaker (840). The following week is mostly a write-off through to the 17th. There’s a long gap of very small or messy surf with onshore winds. Kite surfers might get a look on the 15th with a solid 22 mph cross-on blow and lumpy conditions, but for a paddle surfer, it’s a skunk.

Then we get into the second week. On Friday, July 17th, we see another shot. The morning brings back that glassy wind with a 5 ft S swell at 12 seconds, and the energy is solid (955). It’s a good call but less certain that far out. Then Saturday July 18th looks big – the afternoon shows a 16 ft S swell with a shorter 9-second period and clean cross-off winds. That’s a massive jump in energy (6805), but at that size, it’s strictly for experts only. It could be a wild day if it holds.

So, to wrap it up: the best bet for most of us is this Saturday the 4th at Baggies. Get on it.
Rusty

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