Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big Bay today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 8PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Big Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 216 | 175 | 144 | 142 | 140 | 133 | 73 | 77 | 231 | 943 | 1236 | 816 | 612 | 584 | 386 | 361 | 373 | 411 | 389 | 431 | 326 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:02PM1.37m | 6:39AM1.21m | 7:02PM1.21m | 7:57AM1.10m | 8:37PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:46AM0.30m | 00:23AM0.30m | 12:41PM0.43m | 1:29AM0.44m | 2:09PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | NW 6 | WNW 5 | SW 12 | SW 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 216 | 175 | 77 | 49 | 140 | 133 | 56 | 59 | 63 | 943 | 1236 | 816 | 612 | 584 | 386 | 361 | 373 | 411 | 389 | 431 | 326 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NW 5 | W 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 144 | 142 | 17 | 36 | 73 | 77 | 231 | — | — | 291 | 223 | 101 | 240 | 234 | 153 | 125 | 162 | 123 | 94 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 11 | S 11 | W 6 | S 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 46 | 43 | — | — | — | — | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 164 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NW 5 | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | SE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 37 | 113 | — | — | 35 | 13 | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 7 | 40 | 74 | 136 | 158 | 178 | 187 | 224 | 205 | 120 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 79 | 282 | 34 | 19 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 34 | 34 | 65 | 118 | 118 | 91 | 91 | 340 | 340 | 0 | 0 |
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