Big Bay Surf Break

Big Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.79° S 18.46° E

Issued: 7 am 30 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big Bay sea temperature is
13.7° C

2.1°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 (30 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 1PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jun)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (30 Jun)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (30 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Fri
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
11
2.2
SW
11
2.3
SSW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2
SSW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
11
1.2
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2800
2617
2099
1818
1659
1539
1255
1272
1250
1012
944
1151
1834
1164
1129
1216
1082
1047
747
808
722
671
463
444
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SW
5
SW
5
NNE
10
N
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
3:50PM1.36m
3:54AM1.36m
4:24PM1.38m
4:28AM1.36m
4:57PM1.40m
Low Tide
9:38AM0.21m
9:55PM0.32m
10:10AM0.19m
10:29PM0.31m
10:41AM0.20m
11:03PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
5:47
5:49
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
12
14
14
13
12
12
11
11
12
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
13
14
14
13
12
11
Feels °C
8
7
9
10
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
10
10
9
10
10
11
10
10
10
10
9
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
11
2.2
SW
11
2.3
SSW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2
SSW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
11
1.2
SSW
13
Energy kJ
2800
2617
2099
1818
1659
1539
1255
1272
1250
1012
944
1151
1834
1164
1129
1216
1082
1047
747
808
722
671
463
444
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.1
W
16
0.9
SSW
6
0.4
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
12
0.9
W
6
Energy kJ
126
279
382
5
48
84
78
56
50
48
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.5
WSW
12
Energy kJ
22
33
33
15
15
82
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
3
1.2
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.1
S
6
0.3
NNW
3
0.7
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
5
0.5
N
3
Energy kJ
6
127
124
97
1
18
32
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
70
39
0
34
0
0
2
34
29
36
36
36
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
6
5
7
9
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