Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big Bay today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 7AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Big Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | W 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 244 | 274 | 242 | 433 | 625 | 831 | 1233 | 1367 | 1228 | 1006 | 882 | 730 | 645 | 503 | 1295 | 1206 | 1188 | 968 | 2318 | 2450 | 7426 | 7950 | 8155 | 7620 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:52AM1.08m | 10:36PM1.09m | 11:28AM1.19m | 11:59PM1.19m | 12:28PM1.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14AM0.52m | 4:22PM0.56m | 5:05AM0.47m | 5:55PM0.44m | 6:14AM0.37m | 6:51PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 244 | 217 | 236 | 433 | 625 | 831 | 1233 | 1367 | 1228 | 1006 | 882 | 730 | 645 | 503 | 1295 | 1206 | 1188 | 968 | 1289 | 1838 | 7426 | 7950 | 8155 | 7620 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSE 7 | W 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | SW 16 | WSW 14 | — | — | SW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 127 | 274 | 242 | 156 | 121 | 4 | 48 | 10 | 11 | — | — | — | 69 | 425 | — | — | 71 | 552 | 1517 | 2450 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 14 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 56 | 26 | 19 | 47 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | SW 7 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 227 | 2318 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 36 | 129 | 419 | 37 | 340 | 340 | 70 | 56 |
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