Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big Bay today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 1PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Big Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1092 | 882 | 718 | 706 | 503 | 1176 | 1264 | 1306 | 1648 | 2466 | 2764 | 3693 | 8880 | 8880 | 8333 | 7506 | 6474 | 5825 | 5557 | 5297 | 4977 | 5046 | 3199 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:28AM1.19m | 11:59PM1.19m | 12:28PM1.33m | 00:54AM1.30m | 1:13PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:05AM0.47m | 5:55PM0.44m | 6:14AM0.37m | 6:51PM0.29m | 7:02AM0.26m | 7:34PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1092 | 882 | 718 | 706 | 503 | 1176 | 1264 | 1306 | 691 | 1536 | 2007 | 2181 | 8880 | 8880 | 8333 | 7506 | 6474 | 5825 | 5557 | 5297 | 4977 | 5046 | 3199 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 29 | 69 | 334 | — | — | — | 36 | — | 2764 | 3693 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1635 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1648 | 2466 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 4 | 29 | 29 | 340 | 765 | 885 | 1016 | 39 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 52 | 0 | 0 |
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