Big Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.79° S 18.46° E

Issued: 1 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Big Bay sea temperature is

14.4°C

Big Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

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

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 9AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s
Afternoon (24 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s
Evening (24 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon afternoon).
	Saturday 24								Sunday 25								Monday 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)	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SSW 9	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 9	WSW 11	W 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	499	433	346	277	267	204	200	216	236	154	123	333	43	41	41	40	87	274	322	317	273	254	249	249
Wind (km/h)	SW	SE	SSE	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	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	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	1:42AM1.40m				1:51PM1.58m					2:17AM1.49m				2:26PM1.65m				2:54AM1.54m				3:03PM1.68m
Low Tide			7:43AM0.20m					8:11PM0.05m				8:17AM0.13m				8:45PM-0.03m				8:54AM0.09m				9:22PM-0.05m


	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	17	20	21	20	17	16	16	15	17	19	20	17	16	16	15	15	16	19	19	19	18	17
Feels °C	17	17	17	19	18	16	14	13	13	12	13	14	15	11	11	13	13	13	14	16	15	13	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	W 8	W 8	W 8	SW 9	SW 9	W 11	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11
kJ	499	433	346	277	267	204	200	216	236	154	123	32	29	29	41	30	58	274	322	317	273	254	249	249
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	WSW 12	W 8	W 8	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 8	WSW 11	SW 9	SW 16	SW 16	W 11	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 10	SSW 10
kJ	57	39	52	50	32	48	48	32	49	31	33	48	43	41	19	40	52	10	10	2	9	9	10	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	W 16	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 18	W 15	W 14	WSW 11	W 8	W 13	—	—	—	W 12	W 12	SW 15	SW 15
kJ	42	42	21	37	35	59	59	33	5	49	49	12	4	16	40	19	87	—	—	—	3	3	9	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SSW 3	SSW 4	S 4	S 4	S 5	S 5	S 5	SSW 9	S 5	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	7	13	19	27	50	55	55	333	119	149	152	184	125	108	86	104	191	160	141	89
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Kamer Van Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Tableview Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Santos Reef Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Off The Wall Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Roches Noires Réunion	The Spot Durban/KZN South	De Kelders Overberg	Kamer Van Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	4	1	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	39	39	34	3	58	58	58	340	456	400	91	14	0	14	50	598	3871	1224	118	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Kreefte Reef	The Hoek	The Hoek	Beach Road	Long Beach	Long Beach	The Hoek	Tableview								Sollys	Captains	Sollys	Strand (Pipe)					Beach Road
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2								1	1	2	1					2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)		The Spot Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1		1	2	2
Header Global	Benkunqut Indonesia	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Trial Harbour Australia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Outside Corner Indonesia	Outside Corner Indonesia	Nyang-Nyang Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	El Huerto Spain	El Huerto Spain	Deba Spain	Ahijedero Mexico	Benkunqut Indonesia	La Nora Spain	Belharra France	Easky Left Ireland	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	North Shore Breakers Bermuda	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Gas Bay Australia	Afife Portugal
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	5	4

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