Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big Bay today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 4PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 21s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Big Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 624 | 666 | 2039 | 1409 | 2134 | 7611 | 8697 | 8496 | 8284 | 8174 | 7523 | 6762 | 5258 | 4334 | 3673 | 2719 | 2214 | 1915 | 1724 | 1082 | 1158 | 1591 | 4055 | 3955 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:33AM1.05m | 10:48PM1.21m | 11:40AM1.07m | 11:47PM1.20m | 12:36PM1.11m | 00:39AM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:28PM0.54m | 5:32AM0.44m | 5:37PM0.55m | 6:27AM0.41m | 6:36PM0.52m | 7:13AM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 624 | 666 | 2039 | 1409 | 1724 | 7611 | 8697 | 8496 | 8284 | 8174 | 7523 | 6762 | 5258 | 4334 | 3673 | 2719 | 2214 | 1915 | 1724 | 1082 | 1064 | 1305 | 4055 | 3955 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WSW 22 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | SW 20 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | S 7 |
| kJ | 157 | 47 | 220 | 863 | 2134 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 16 | 216 | 540 | 1158 | 1591 | — | 83 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 370 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 331 | 149 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 195 | 270 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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