
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big Bay today (08 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 12AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Big Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1069 | 745 | 640 | 454 | 683 | 614 | 294 | 226 | 140 | 98 | 172 | 172 | 175 | 318 | 342 | 269 | 295 | 325 | 521 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:05AM1.32m | 1:34PM1.43m | 1:53AM1.44m | 2:15PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:02PM0.34m | 7:23AM0.22m | 7:50PM0.20m | 8:04AM0.12m | 8:31PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 25 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
1069 | 745 | 640 | 454 | 683 | 614 | 294 | 226 | 140 | 98 | 172 | 172 | 119 | 318 | 342 | 269 | 295 | 325 | 521 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 11 | SSE 9 | W 11 | W 11 | S 8 | S 8 |
— | 313 | 308 | 303 | 12 | 28 | 156 | 145 | 117 | 73 | 146 | 140 | 175 | 21 | 15 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | WSW 16 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | W 11 | W 11 | SE 10 | S 8 | — |
— | — | — | 13 | 12 | — | 26 | 65 | 49 | 68 | 30 | 27 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 9 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 76 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
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