Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big Bay today (26 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 11PM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Big Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri night, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the NNW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Mon 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3595 | 2894 | 2449 | 1862 | 1704 | 1559 | 1429 | 1482 | 1668 | 1682 | 1430 | 1408 | 1697 | 2242 | 2830 | 4720 | 4237 | 12097 | 11798 | 10737 | 9162 | 8108 | 7244 | 6533 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:25AM1.25m | 2:03PM1.22m | 2:06AM1.29m | 2:40PM1.28m | 2:44AM1.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:25PM0.47m | 7:53AM0.32m | 8:07PM0.42m | 8:31AM0.27m | 8:45PM0.37m | 9:05AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 3595 | 2894 | 2449 | 1862 | 1704 | 1559 | 1429 | 1482 | 1668 | 1682 | 1430 | 1408 | 1697 | 2242 | 2830 | 1665 | 3210 | 12097 | 11798 | 10737 | 9162 | 8108 | 7244 | 6533 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | W 24 | SW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | SW 19 | NW 7 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 18 | 45 | 86 | 216 | 216 | 356 | 716 | 327 | 457 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 157 | 448 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 24 | 56 | 115 | 195 | 4720 | 4237 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 34 | 2 | 36 | 95 | 192 | 192 | 340 | 34 | 379 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 130 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
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