Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big Bay today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 5AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Big Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1502 | 1553 | 1361 | 885 | 846 | 1164 | 804 | 561 | 414 | 683 | 339 | 545 | 290 | 341 | 565 | 1080 | 1909 | 2580 | 2587 | 2745 | 2129 | 1852 | 1919 | 1471 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:57AM1.08m | 8:31PM1.15m | 9:47AM1.03m | 10:28PM1.12m | 11:37AM1.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:38AM0.41m | 1:56PM0.53m | 3:14AM0.50m | 3:58PM0.59m | 5:14AM0.47m | 5:54PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSE 8 | WSW 10 | SSE 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 23 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 246 | 242 | 183 | 140 | 95 | 93 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 359 | 69 | 280 | 116 | 114 | 440 | 495 | 388 | 2580 | 2587 | 2745 | 2129 | 1852 | 1919 | 1471 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 8 | — | — | S 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 18 | 34 | 33 | 97 | 46 | 137 | 57 | 39 | 38 | 1080 | 1909 | 243 | 169 | 132 | 103 | 40 | 150 | 88 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | — | WSW 10 | SSW 14 | SW 25 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | 58 | 18 | 98 | 39 | 25 | 39 | 73 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 1502 | 1553 | 1361 | 885 | 846 | 1164 | 804 | 561 | 414 | 683 | 339 | 545 | 290 | 341 | 565 | 700 | 527 | 403 | — | — | — | 18 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1276 | 1276 | 1289 | 1438 | 1976 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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