Big Bay Surf Break

Big Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.79° S 18.46° E

Issued: 1 am 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big Bay sea temperature is
13.7° C

2.2°C colder than average 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.


How big are the waves at Big Bay today (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 4AM is: 4.0m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 9.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)13ft (4.0m)16s
Afternoon (24 Jun)13ft (4.0m)16s
Evening (24 Jun)13ft (4.0m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
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)
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
17
4
SW
17
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
1.5
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7611
8697
8496
8284
7931
7523
6762
5258
4509
3657
2859
2214
1806
1619
1010
1187
1591
3619
3784
4055
3784
3486
2938
2328
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
10
E
10
SE
5
SSE
5
WSW
0
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
S
5
S
5
SE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:40AM1.07m
11:47PM1.20m
12:36PM1.11m
00:39AM1.22m
1:22PM1.17m
Low Tide
5:32AM0.44m
5:37PM0.55m
6:27AM0.41m
6:36PM0.52m
7:13AM0.37m
7:25PM0.47m
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
17
20
18
18
18
18
18
16
18
21
22
20
20
Feels °C
11
11
10
11
12
11
12
12
11
11
13
15
19
17
17
17
17
17
15
16
19
21
19
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
17
4
SW
17
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
Energy kJ
7611
8697
8496
8284
7931
7523
6762
5258
4509
3657
2859
2214
1806
1619
1010
977
1131
3619
3784
4055
3784
3486
2938
2328
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
22
0.2
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
18
1
SW
17
1.5
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
Energy kJ
18
39
218
547
1187
1591
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
1
SSE
9
Energy kJ
331
149
147
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
6
Energy kJ
94
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
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Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
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