Big Bay Surf Break

Big Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.79° S 18.46° E

Issued: 7 pm 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Big Bay sea temperature is
13.3° C

2.9°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 (13 Jun):

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

The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 12AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

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

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Mon
15
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
0
0
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
2.2
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
2
SW
12
2
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
10
1.6
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2388
1887
1569
1396
1381
2281
2718
2885
2757
2509
2313
1955
1667
1459
1323
1098
936
1058
1004
821
726
713
500
538
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
5
NW
10
NNE
10
N
5
ENE
5
E
5
SE
5
S
5
SW
5
SW
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
SSW
Wind State
on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
1:14AM1.51m
1:55PM1.41m
2:07AM1.56m
2:45PM1.48m
2:58AM1.59m
Low Tide
7:02PM0.30m
7:43AM0.09m
7:57PM0.22m
8:33AM0.03m
8:49PM0.16m
9:21AM0.00m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:44
5:44
5:44
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
14
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
13
13
12
13
15
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
14
Feels °C
12
14
13
12
11
11
12
13
13
12
13
12
11
10
10
10
8
11
10
10
10
11
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
2.2
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
2
SW
12
2
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
10
1.6
SW
11
Energy kJ
2388
1887
1569
1396
1381
2281
2718
2885
2757
2509
2313
1955
1667
1459
1323
1098
936
1058
1004
821
726
713
500
538
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
1.8
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
8
0.5
W
9
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.3
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
8
0.9
WSW
11
1
SSW
11
Energy kJ
29
136
679
386
327
230
190
151
151
122
117
85
80
55
38
6
6
15
99
86
211
254
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
15
0.1
S
18
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
W
12
0.7
WNW
8
0.3
SW
14
Energy kJ
8
6
5
7
7
7
7
7
5
5
5
6
6
6
3
62
29
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
3
0.9
W
5
Energy kJ
62
7
40
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
37
10
2
2
0
0
0
0
10
13
0
0
2
2
4
29
29
4
2
2
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
8
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
8
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
4
4
5
5
5
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