Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big Bay today (10 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 12AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Big Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Fri 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
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792 | 792 | 826 | 861 | 831 | 964 | 964 | 986 | 1004 | 974 | 957 | 897 | 1211 | 1126 | 1135 | 1197 | 1505 | 1694 | 1839 | 1994 | 2041 | 1969 | 1230 | 1704 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:19PM1.29m | 11:05AM1.15m | 11:20PM1.36m | 12:08PM1.23m | 00:19AM1.44m | 1:04PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:48PM0.47m | 4:53AM0.37m | 4:58PM0.44m | 5:55AM0.27m | 6:03PM0.38m | 6:51AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | |
5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
792 | 792 | 826 | 861 | 831 | 964 | 964 | 986 | 1004 | 974 | 957 | 897 | 1211 | 1126 | 1135 | 1197 | 1505 | 1694 | 1839 | 1994 | 2041 | 1969 | 1230 | 1704 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | S 11 | S 11 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | SW 10 | — |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 592 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | NW 11 | W 14 | NW 14 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | 11 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 192 | 274 | 37 | 34 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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