
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big Bay today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 4PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Big Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 7 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
254 | 216 | 216 | 184 | 148 | 100 | 100 | 175 | 519 | 979 | 1170 | 1058 | 1094 | 1044 | 964 | 850 | 747 | 734 | 666 | 604 | 604 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | off | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:32PM1.35m | 1:43AM1.33m | 2:00PM1.47m | 2:15AM1.43m | 2:28PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:46PM0.30m | 7:51AM0.23m | 8:15PM0.18m | 8:20AM0.15m | 8:44PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
254 | 216 | 216 | 184 | 44 | 92 | 79 | 78 | 519 | 979 | 1170 | 1058 | 1094 | 1044 | 964 | 850 | 747 | 734 | 666 | 604 | 604 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | NW 4 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | W 20 | WSW 19 | SW 18 |
12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 148 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 61 | 44 | 32 | 31 | 43 | 32 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 36 | 155 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | S 12 | NW 4 | NW 4 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 17 | — |
9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 75 | 175 | 100 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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