Big Bay Surf Break

Big Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.79° S 18.46° E

Issued: 7 pm 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Big Bay sea temperature is
13.9° C

1.9°C colder than average for this time of year

Big Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Big Bay today (29 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 3AM is: 4.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jun)13ft (4.0m)14s
Afternoon (29 Jun)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (29 Jun)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wed
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
7
7
7
6
6
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
WSW
11
4
WSW
12
3
SW
16
4.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
11
2.2
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4062
3840
3955
8826
7231
6756
6219
5633
5154
4185
3587
3284
2800
2617
2099
1818
1659
1451
1347
1272
1182
840
794
1186
Wind (km/h)
30
W
25
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
15
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:40PM1.28m
2:44AM1.33m
3:15PM1.32m
3:20AM1.35m
3:50PM1.36m
3:54AM1.36m
Low Tide
8:45PM0.37m
9:05AM0.24m
9:20PM0.34m
9:38AM0.21m
9:55PM0.32m
10:10AM0.19m
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:46
5:46
5:47
 mm
11
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
12
12
11
13
13
13
12
12
11
10
10
11
13
14
14
13
12
11
11
13
15
Feels °C
8
8
8
7
8
9
10
9
9
7
8
8
7
7
8
9
11
11
10
10
9
8
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
17
4
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
11
2.2
SSW
11
Energy kJ
3111
3840
3295
8826
7231
6756
6219
5633
5154
4185
3587
3284
2800
2617
2099
1818
1659
1451
1347
1272
1182
840
794
1186
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
16
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
Energy kJ
457
3680
3955
146
223
318
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
WSW
11
0.9
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
6
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
6
Energy kJ
4062
51
77
70
58
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
379
34
129
129
129
0
0
0
0
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Rating
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6
6
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5
5
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4
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4
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Rating
(10 max)
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7
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
6
9
6
9
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
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