Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big Bay today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 12PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Big Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 617 | 1163 | 1294 | 1080 | 910 | 726 | 606 | 499 | 433 | 346 | 277 | 267 | 204 | 200 | 184 | 208 | 154 | 131 | 48 | 43 | 41 | 264 | 247 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:17PM1.47m | 1:42AM1.40m | 1:51PM1.58m | 2:17AM1.49m | 2:26PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:09AM0.29m | 7:38PM0.16m | 7:43AM0.20m | 8:11PM0.05m | 8:17AM0.13m | 8:45PM-0.03m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 617 | 1163 | 1294 | 1080 | 910 | 726 | 606 | 499 | 433 | 346 | 277 | 267 | 204 | 200 | 184 | 208 | 154 | 131 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 23 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 12 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 447 | 220 | 96 | 92 | 89 | 61 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 52 | 50 | 32 | 48 | 48 | 46 | 50 | 31 | 49 | 48 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 18 | W 15 | W 14 | SW 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 175 | 164 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 42 | 42 | 21 | 37 | 35 | 59 | 59 | 33 | 5 | 49 | 49 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 62 | 68 | 52 | 112 | 138 | 199 | 264 | 247 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 91 | 70 | 0 | 58 | 58 | 70 | 340 | 340 | 400 | 400 | 0 |
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