Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big Bay today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 3PM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Big Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 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 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 683 | 743 | 759 | 901 | 1017 | 2840 | 8273 | 8075 | 6967 | 5089 | 4362 | 3936 | 3536 | 3031 | 2580 | 2248 | 2005 | 2063 | 1344 | 1337 | 1591 | 1565 | 1565 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:48AM0.98m | 11:05PM1.08m | 12:11PM1.02m | 00:19AM1.11m | 1:10PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:34AM0.55m | 4:48PM0.64m | 5:57AM0.53m | 6:16PM0.61m | 6:58AM0.46m | 7:16PM0.54m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 683 | 743 | 759 | 901 | 1017 | 1749 | 8273 | 8075 | 6967 | 5089 | 4362 | 3936 | 3536 | 3031 | 2580 | 2248 | 2005 | 2063 | 1344 | 1337 | 1591 | 1565 | 1565 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 20 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 203 | 256 | 233 | 178 | 537 | 2840 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 577 | 499 | 326 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 23 | SW 21 | NW 5 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 21 | 72 | 32 | 135 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 50 | 59 | 110 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 163 | 60 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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