Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big Bay today (01 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 11PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Big Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SSE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3208 | 3514 | 3567 | 3688 | 3540 | 3348 | 3169 | 2837 | 2528 | 2386 | 2111 | 1700 | 1481 | 1281 | 1064 | 1640 | 2543 | 1419 | 1411 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:38PM1.52m | 6:02AM1.31m | 6:19PM1.41m | 6:49AM1.20m | 7:11PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:55PM0.19m | 11:59AM0.28m | 00:39AM0.29m | 12:46PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 3208 | 3514 | 3567 | 3688 | 3540 | 3348 | 3169 | 2837 | 2528 | 2386 | 2111 | 1700 | 1481 | 1281 | 1064 | 876 | 757 | 452 | 368 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | W 15 | WNW 12 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 113 | 117 | 123 | 115 | 17 | 29 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1640 | 2543 | 1419 | 1411 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 122 | 400 | 994 | 166 |
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