Big Bay Surf Break

Big Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.79° S 18.46° E

Issued: 1 pm 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Big Bay sea temperature is
13.9° C

1.9°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 (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 5PM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 4.0m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 2.3m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (28 Jun)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (28 Jun)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Sun
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wed
1
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)
0
0
0
0
5
!
7
7
6
6
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
4
WSW
11
4
WSW
12
3
SW
16
4.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2993
5004
4375
3840
3955
8826
7045
6307
5962
5633
4927
4058
3449
3284
2800
2617
2099
1818
1659
1451
1347
1272
1182
1012
Wind (km/h)
45
NNW
35
NW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
E
5
E
5
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
2:40PM1.28m
2:44AM1.33m
3:15PM1.32m
3:20AM1.35m
3:50PM1.36m
3:54AM1.36m
Low Tide
8:31AM0.27m
8:45PM0.37m
9:05AM0.24m
9:20PM0.34m
9:38AM0.21m
9:55PM0.32m
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<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>
5:46
5:46
5:46
5:47
 mm
2
10
8
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
15
13
13
12
11
12
13
13
12
12
11
10
10
11
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
7
8
10
10
8
8
9
9
8
9
8
7
8
8
7
7
8
11
12
10
11
11
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
12
1.6
SW
18
4
WSW
11
4
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
Energy kJ
2993
1684
3802
3840
3129
8826
7045
6307
5962
5633
4927
4058
3449
3284
2800
2617
2099
1818
1659
1451
1347
1272
1182
1012
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
19
2.3
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
Energy kJ
716
3111
3680
3955
146
223
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
18
Energy kJ
448
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NNW
6
4
WSW
12
4
WSW
11
Energy kJ
260
5004
4375
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
379
419
34
34
129
129
129
0
0
0
0
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Rating
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7
7
5
5
5
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4
4
4
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4
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
6
7
5
7
7
7
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
6
9
6
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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