Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bajamar today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Bajamar at 7AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Bajamar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 99 | 99 | 99 | 94 | 94 | 123 | 240 | 284 | 265 | 260 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 307 | 302 | 289 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:04AM2.42m | 8:35PM2.10m | 8:56AM2.27m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:48AM0.69m | 2:30PM0.70m | 2:37AM0.85m | 3:28PM0.82m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 99 | 99 | 99 | 94 | 94 | 123 | 240 | 284 | 265 | 260 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 307 | 302 | 289 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | S 18 | S 19 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 18 | S 22 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 81 | 80 | 77 | 78 | 32 | 30 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 47 | 30 | 9 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 21 | S 21 | S 13 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | SW 19 | S 16 | — | — | S 22 | SW 15 | S 22 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 47 | 18 | 12 | 13 | — | 14 | 5 | — | — | 9 | 35 | 9 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 108 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 70 | 0 | 0 |
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