Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big Bay today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 9AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Big Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 707 | 1697 | 1726 | 1606 | 1581 | 1532 | 1323 | 933 | 1236 | 1119 | 956 | 913 | 686 | 376 | 447 | 659 | 2423 | 2471 | 1891 | 1922 | 1949 | 1638 | 1444 | 1291 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | 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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:06AM1.04m | 12:58PM1.07m | 1:01AM1.13m | 1:36PM1.19m | 1:40AM1.24m | 2:08PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:46AM0.52m | 7:07PM0.56m | 7:27AM0.41m | 7:45PM0.45m | 7:59AM0.30m | 8:17PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 707 | 1697 | 1726 | 1606 | 1581 | 1532 | 1323 | 933 | 1236 | 1119 | 956 | 913 | 686 | 376 | 356 | 659 | 2423 | 2471 | 1891 | 1922 | 1949 | 1638 | 1444 | 1291 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SW 11 | — | — | SW 11 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 501 | 130 | — | — | 30 | — | 297 | 260 | — | — | 45 | 70 | 123 | 270 | 239 | 335 | 151 | 116 | 86 | — | — | 109 | 106 | 125 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 136 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 203 | 447 | 242 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 16 | 18 | 31 | 68 | 86 | 59 | 83 | 139 | 146 | 175 | 251 | 265 | 278 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 400 | 0 | 0 |
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