Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baileys Cottage Reef today (21 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Baileys Cottage Reef at 10AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Baileys Cottage Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 176 | 536 | 478 | 614 | 696 | 666 | 656 | 637 | 628 | 618 | 552 | 480 | 473 | 451 | 488 | 473 | 465 | 409 | 324 | 330 | 392 | 404 | 1144 | 3562 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:12AM1.13m | 8:44PM1.30m | 9:19AM1.06m | 9:45PM1.24m | 10:31AM1.04m | 10:48PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:15AM0.38m | 2:14PM0.41m | 3:20AM0.44m | 3:16PM0.49m | 4:28AM0.46m | 4:26PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 172 | 536 | 478 | 614 | 696 | 666 | 656 | 637 | 628 | 618 | 552 | 480 | 473 | 451 | 488 | 473 | 465 | 409 | 324 | 330 | 392 | 404 | 1144 | 3562 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | W 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 6 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 20 | — |
| kJ | 176 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 76 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 54 | 51 | 113 | 12 | 20 | 163 | 542 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | SW 24 | SW 22 | NW 6 | — |
| kJ | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 22 | 73 | 98 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | ESE 3 | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NNW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 25 | 64 | 110 | 118 | 118 | 16 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 65 | 175 | 273 | 273 | 9 | 23 |
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