Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bajamar today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bajamar at 2PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Bajamar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 178 | 175 | 178 | 180 | 134 | 175 | 168 | 166 | 138 | 142 | 151 | 160 | 162 | 164 | 162 | 148 | 123 | 121 | 92 | 96 | 96 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:17PM2.63m | 6:38AM2.77m | 7:00PM2.46m | 7:20AM2.60m | 7:45PM2.27m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:13PM0.27m | 00:23AM0.33m | 12:56PM0.40m | 1:04AM0.51m | 1:41PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 88 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 70 | 70 | 72 | 80 | 82 | 98 | 95 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 96 | 96 | 92 | 92 | 96 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 178 | 175 | 178 | 180 | 134 | 175 | 168 | 166 | 138 | 142 | 129 | 160 | 162 | 164 | 162 | 148 | 123 | 121 | 84 | 82 | 81 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | S 20 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 45 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 151 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 127 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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