Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big Bay today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 4AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Big Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 831 | 836 | 836 | 984 | 617 | 1163 | 1294 | 1080 | 957 | 800 | 606 | 499 | 433 | 346 | 320 | 267 | 204 | 168 | 231 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:07AM1.29m | 1:17PM1.47m | 1:42AM1.40m | 1:51PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:06PM0.29m | 7:09AM0.29m | 7:38PM0.16m | 7:43AM0.20m | 8:11PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 831 | 836 | 836 | 984 | 617 | 1163 | 1294 | 1080 | 957 | 800 | 606 | 499 | 433 | 346 | 320 | 267 | 204 | 168 | 231 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 335 | 284 | 279 | 178 | 447 | 220 | 96 | 92 | 89 | 61 | 58 | 57 | 39 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 48 | 48 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 175 | 130 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 42 | 42 | 21 | 37 | 35 | 59 | 59 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 18 | 27 | 48 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 400 | 34 | 50 |
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