Big Bay Surf Break
Lat Long: 33.79° S 18.46° E

Big Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Big Bay

Issued: 1 pm 02 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big Bay sea temperature is
16.3° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (02 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 4PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 2.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jun)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (02 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (02 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Wed morning, light winds from the ENE by Fri morning).

Tue
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Fri
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
0
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.5
WSW
10
2.3
S
8
2.3
S
8
1.6
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
1.6
SW
12
2.5
SSE
7
2.2
SSE
8
2
SSE
9
1.3
SW
12
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
737
631
400
649
658
919
1067
1129
835
929
700
687
561
623
440
464
388
273
268
237
198
198
169
166
Wind (km/h)
15
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
Wind State
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-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:34PM1.33m
4:39AM1.31m
5:11PM1.30m
5:15AM1.26m
5:50PM1.27m
5:53AM1.21m
Low Tide
10:21AM0.23m
10:37PM0.36m
10:54AM0.26m
11:14PM0.40m
11:29AM0.30m
11:53PM0.44m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:43
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:43
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:43
—
—
—
5:45
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:45
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:44
—
—
—
—
5:44
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
16
17
16
15
15
14
15
15
16
16
16
15
14
13
13
13
15
16
16
14
13
12
12
11
14
12
10
8
8
9
9
8
8
8
9
8
7
5
6
7
8
9
10
9
8
9
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
11
1.1
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1.1
S
7
0.9
S
8
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
Energy kJ
737
485
399
353
458
919
1067
1129
811
772
700
570
561
448
440
369
320
273
268
237
124
103
169
166
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
11
0.1
W
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SW
10
1
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
7
Energy kJ
121
2
107
104
247
191
149
116
86
59
34
33
33
33
18
18
18
18
19
20
198
198
72
53
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
11
0.1
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
10
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
SW
16
—
—
—
0.2
SSW
14
—
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
Energy kJ
2
8
56
203
117
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
10
—
—
—
21
—
38
18
49
72
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
1.7
SSW
11
2.1
S
7
2.3
S
8
2.3
S
8
2.1
S
8
2.1
SSE
7
2.2
SSE
7
3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
7
2.5
SSE
7
2.2
SSE
8
2
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
6
—
—
—
—
Energy kJ
—
631
400
649
658
518
456
498
835
929
527
687
557
623
222
464
388
246
133
114
—
—
—
—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Big Bay
Cape Town
Big Bay
Cape Town
Beach Road
Cape Town
Heaven
West Coast
Kaaimans River Mouth
Garden Route
Kaaimans River Mouth
Garden Route
Caravan Park/Lamberts Bay
West Coast
Kamer Van
Cape Town
Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay)
Cape Town
Baboon Point
West Coast
Baboon Point
West Coast
Gerickes Point
Garden Route
Port St Johns
Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Garbage Dump
West Coast
The Point (Elands Bay)
West Coast
Guyztus Point
West Coast
Hell
West Coast
The Point (Elands Bay)
West Coast
Baboon Point
West Coast
Cape St Martin
West Coast
Cape St Martin
West Coast
Kamer Van
Cape Town
Kamer Van
Cape Town
Big Bay
Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
4
2
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
7
130
379
379
191
0
56
163
163
400
1065
190
166
165
129
166
163
129
129
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
The Hoek
The Hoek
Beach Road
Beach Road
Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay)
Beach Road
Beach Road
The Hoek
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Jacobs Bay
West Coast
Goukamma River Mouth
Garden Route
Super Tubes
Eastern Cape (S)
Super Tubes
Eastern Cape (S)
Super Tubes
Eastern Cape (S)
Goukamma River Mouth
Garden Route
Goukamma River Mouth
Garden Route
Gerickes Point
Garden Route
Gerickes Point
Garden Route
Doring Bay
West Coast
The Point (Elands Bay)
West Coast
Gerickes Point
Garden Route
Second Beach (Port St Johns)
Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Gerickes Point
Garden Route
Doring Bay
West Coast
Whispering Waves
Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Periwinkles
Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Haga-Haga
Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Whacky Point
Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Amanzimtoti
Durban/KZN South
Yellow sands Point
Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Yellow sands Point
Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Kanon
Overberg
Moonlight Bay
Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
2
Header Global
Clark Island
New Zealand
Ahijedero
Mexico
Ahijedero
Mexico
Ahijedero
Mexico
Tahai
Chile
Asu
Indonesia
Viri Inga O Tuki
Chile
Kaifu Rivermouth
Japan
Viri Inga O Tuki
Chile
Papa Tangaroa
Chile
Ahijedero
Mexico
Lebu
Chile
Buchupureo
Chile
Cobblestones
Australia
Cobblestones
Australia
Cobblestones
Australia
Cobblestones
Australia
Ahijedero
Mexico
Bayobar - Punta Tur
Peru
Ahijedero
Mexico
Cobblestones
Australia
Cobblestones
Australia
Cobblestones
Australia
Boneyards
South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
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