Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big Bay today (11 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 7PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.5m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Big Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1132 | 952 | 1027 | 1096 | 1543 | 2161 | 2717 | 3336 | 3037 | 2507 | 2045 | 1631 | 1346 | 1256 | 1125 | 1836 | 2553 | 2676 | 2757 | 2509 | 2313 | 1955 | 1735 | 1520 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:08PM1.23m | 00:19AM1.44m | 1:04PM1.32m | 1:14AM1.51m | 1:55PM1.41m | 2:07AM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:03PM0.38m | 6:51AM0.17m | 7:02PM0.30m | 7:43AM0.09m | 7:57PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | |
— | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
1132 | 952 | 1027 | 1096 | 1543 | 2003 | 2366 | 3001 | 3037 | 2507 | 2045 | 1631 | 1346 | 1256 | 1125 | 1836 | 2553 | 2676 | 2757 | 2509 | 2313 | 1955 | 1735 | 1520 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 133 | 584 | 440 | 314 | 268 | 190 | 151 | 154 | 117 | 92 | 81 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 13 | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | S 18 | — | — | W 11 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
5 | 7 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
17 | 42 | 103 | 138 | 75 | 2161 | 2717 | 3336 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 192 | 274 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 322 | 455 | 838 | 34 | 37 | 129 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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