
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big Bay today (21 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 6PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
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 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wed 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1179 | 1408 | 1367 | 1347 | 1327 | 1235 | 1198 | 1162 | 1077 | 996 | 996 | 964 | 1010 | 977 | 944 | 805 | 511 | 546 | 744 | 1545 | 2530 | 8311 | 9713 | 8940 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:14AM1.13m | 8:44PM1.30m | 9:21AM1.07m | 9:45PM1.24m | 10:33AM1.05m | 10:48PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:15PM0.42m | 3:20AM0.43m | 3:18PM0.50m | 4:28AM0.45m | 4:28PM0.54m | 5:32AM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | |
— | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
1179 | 1408 | 1367 | 1347 | 1327 | 1235 | 1198 | 1162 | 1077 | 996 | 996 | 964 | 1010 | 977 | 944 | 805 | 511 | 546 | 744 | 1545 | 1652 | 8311 | 9713 | 8940 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | W 12 | — | S 15 | S 15 | — | SW 16 | — | SW 16 | WSW 22 | SW 21 | WSW 20 | SW 18 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 240 | 108 | — | 17 | 17 | — | 251 | — | 157 | 49 | 365 | 1267 | 2530 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 106 | 210 | 211 | 310 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 34 | 4 | 36 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 192 | 280 | 29 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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