Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big Bay today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 3PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 10). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Big Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2507 | 2423 | 2386 | 2121 | 1989 | 1896 | 1320 | 1548 | 1498 | 1376 | 1310 | 1177 | 814 | 629 | 937 | 814 | 691 | 572 | 494 | 469 | 392 | 318 | 312 | 260 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 11:40AM1.15m | 11:57PM1.34m | 12:49PM1.25m | 1:03AM1.41m | 1:48PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:22AM0.34m | 5:37PM0.45m | 6:34AM0.26m | 6:51PM0.37m | 7:34AM0.17m | 7:53PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:53 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 2507 | 2423 | 2386 | 2121 | 1989 | 1896 | 1320 | 1548 | 1498 | 1376 | 1310 | 1177 | 814 | 629 | 937 | 814 | 691 | 572 | 494 | 469 | 392 | 318 | 312 | 260 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | S 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 431 | 16 | 16 | 34 | 52 | 77 | 147 | 136 | 132 | 121 | 116 | 116 | 244 | 282 | 175 | 163 | 152 | 149 | 146 | 112 | 110 | 102 | 96 | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | W 11 | W 19 | W 14 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 103 | — | — | 121 | 7 | 32 | 166 | 178 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 39 | 37 | 34 | 34 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 104 | 74 | 156 | — | — | 177 | 166 | 149 | — | — | — | 136 | 167 | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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