Big Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.79° S 18.46° E

Issued: 1 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Big Bay sea temperature is

14.3° C

Big Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Big Bay today (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 8AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	14s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s
Evening (09 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 9								Friday 10								Saturday 11
	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
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	3093	2968	3104	2847	2615	2598	2103	2545	2713	2507	2507	2230	2121	2056	1896	1676	1548	1427	1354	1177	1158	1036	983	646
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	S	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSE	S	SE	ESE
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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide				10:21AM1.10m				10:42PM1.29m					11:40AM1.15m				11:57PM1.34m				12:49PM1.25m
Low Tide		4:03AM0.39m				4:12PM0.49m					5:22AM0.34m				5:37PM0.45m				6:34AM0.26m				6:51PM0.37m


	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	12	12	13	14	13	13	12	12	12	11	13	15	15	14	12	12	11	11	13	16	17	16	15
Feels °C	9	8	9	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	8	10	12	12	11	9	9	8	8	11	14	15	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	3093	2968	3104	2847	2615	2598	2103	2545	2713	2507	2507	2230	2121	2056	1896	1676	1548	1427	1354	1177	1158	1036	983	646
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 13	SW 13	W 14	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 12	W 12	S 8
kJ	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	892	431	16	16	34	82	110	141	136	132	118	152	152	166	178	90
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 19	W 14	SW 18	SW 18	W 12
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	32	12	12	175
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 10	—	—	—	SSE 5	S 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 6	SSE 6	—	SSE 6	SSE 6	—	—	—	—	SSE 6	SSE 7
kJ	—	196	—	—	—	64	78	—	—	—	—	—	—	141	128	—	136	113	—	—	—	—	113	111
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	14	0	14	0	118	130	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	5			4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	7	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	8	8	8	5	5	5	4	5	7	6	5

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