Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bajamar today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Bajamar at 10AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Bajamar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SSW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
59 | 58 | 57 | 44 | 49 | 61 | 59 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 78 | 61 | 43 | 43 | 61 | 80 | 100 | 98 | 186 | 184 | 107 | 216 | 319 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:46AM2.24m | 1:53PM2.42m | 2:26AM2.41m | 2:34PM2.53m | 3:02AM2.58m | 3:13PM2.62m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:45AM0.77m | 8:12PM0.52m | 8:28AM0.63m | 8:48PM0.41m | 9:07AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 18 | SW 18 |
31 | 28 | 26 | 37 | 49 | 61 | 59 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 216 | 319 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 7 | S 7 |
59 | 58 | 57 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 21 | 78 | 61 | 31 | 31 | 61 | 80 | 100 | 97 | 125 | 100 | 107 | 32 | 32 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 20 | S 13 | S 11 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 32 | 10 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 98 | 186 | 184 | 97 | 30 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 97 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 77 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 70 | 0 | 0 |
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