Big Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.79° S 18.46° E

Issued: 1 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Big Bay sea temperature is

16.0°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Big Bay today (27 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 8AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Afternoon (27 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Evening (27 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 27								Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 11	WSW 11	W 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 20	WSW 19	SW 18	SW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	352	346	208	163	160	128	151	182	147	137	104	103	251	628	976	2419	2207	2349	1974	2222	1889	1753	1597	1250
Wind (km/h)	SSE	ESE	ENE	WSW	SW	SSW	S	S	SSE	SE	SSE	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSW	S	S	S	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	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	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		3:31AM1.55m				3:41PM1.66m				4:11AM1.53m				4:23PM1.59m				4:53AM1.46m					5:08PM1.48m
Low Tide				9:32AM0.08m				10:00PM-0.03m				10:12AM0.12m				10:41PM0.05m				10:57AM0.19m


	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	16	18	19	19	17	16	16	16	17	20	22	22	18	17	17	17	19	23	24	22	18	18
Feels °C	15	15	16	16	16	17	15	14	15	15	15	16	18	18	14	14	15	16	18	21	20	18	14	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 11	WSW 11	W 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 12	WSW 13	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13
kJ	352	346	208	163	160	128	151	182	147	137	104	102	153	386	689	2419	2207	2349	1974	2222	1889	1753	1597	1250
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 10	S 6	S 6	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 10	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	WSW 19	SW 18	SW 16	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	—	—	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12
kJ	8	23	26	26	56	73	84	96	85	60	59	40	251	628	976	7	7	7	7	—	—	6	6	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 14	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	W 15	SW 9	W 15	W 15	SSE 6	SW 22	SW 20	W 9	NW 13	NW 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	4	30	30	31	29	4	41	4	4	7	18	103	39	7	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 6	—	—	S 6	SSW 9	S 6	S 6	S 3	SSW 3	SSE 6	S 3	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 5	S 5	S 4	S 5	SSW 4	S 5	S 5	S 5
kJ	—	38	—	—	19	94	7	7	5	4	8	5	9	18	28	40	34	21	19	28	28	70	65	34
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	34	400	39	0	0	0	0	0	39	39	39	118	0	0	0	0	0	39	400	118	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Captains	The Hoek	The Hoek	Olifants Bos		Olifants Bos	Beach Road	Beach Road	The Hoek	The Hoek	The Hoek	Long Beach	Long Beach	Long Beach		Haakgat	The Hoek	The Hoek	Haakgat	Kamer Van	Long Beach			Captains
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	3		4	4	4	4	4	4			4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Wedge Durban/KZN South	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Long Beach Cape Town	De Kelders Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	6	4	4	7	5	7	5	7	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	9

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