Big Bay surf break

Big Bay surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 SAST
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Big Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Big Bay sea temperature is
15.5° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Big Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 8AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)7ft (2.2m)12s
Afternoon (05 May)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (05 May)10ft (3.0m)11s

Table - waves today at Big Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.2
S
11
2
S
11
1.9
S
10
1.9
S
10
2
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
0.7
WSW
15
1
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1338
1455
1455
1293
1053
1835
1985
1888
1430
1148
907
774
736
769
573
425
349
298
228
443
316
373
414
408
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
S
20
S
30
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:50AM1.32m
5:18PM1.26m
5:24AM1.24m
5:57PM1.19m
6:02AM1.15m
6:45PM1.12m
Low Tide
11:04AM0.29m
11:18PM0.41m
11:38AM0.36m
11:56PM0.50m
12:18PM0.44m
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:22
7:24
7:24
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6:01
6:00
6:00
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
15
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
17
18
17
16
15
15
14
14
16
18
17
16
15
13
11
11
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
14
12
12
12
12
13
12
11
12
13
12
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.2
S
11
2
S
11
1.9
S
10
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
SW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
15
1
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
Energy kJ
1338
1455
1455
1293
1053
1835
1985
1888
1430
1148
907
774
431
323
257
357
295
257
196
443
316
373
414
408
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
2
SSW
12
1.9
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
21
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
20
0.5
WSW
19
0.8
WSW
18
Energy kJ
128
126
93
91
1009
843
693
648
488
422
349
285
164
128
82
31
69
102
119
44
36
149
212
373
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
19
0.2
WSW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
WSW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
WSW
15
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
SW
18
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
22
0.1
SW
22
0.1
W
13
0.3
WSW
20
0.3
S
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
11
Energy kJ
16
15
37
32
80
80
105
208
208
232
314
372
3
3
13
3
3
9
18
3
79
26
45
41
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
10
2
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
Energy kJ
736
769
573
425
349
298
228
190
185
219
187
153
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
2
2
2
2
29
14
0
0
0
0
0
130
129
901
58
14
0
0
0
0
70
91
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
8
9
6
5
5
5
3
4
5
5
5
4
4
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
6
5
8
8
5
5
6
5
5
5
7
6
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