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Big Bay surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 09 Jul 2025 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Big Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Big Bay sea temperature is
15.2° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Big Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 1PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Afternoon (09 Jul)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (09 Jul)10ft (3.0m)13s

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

Hourly12 Days
Cape Town Surf
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Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
4
5
5
5
4
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
!
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
!
8
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
4.5
WSW
5.5
SW
5.5
SW
5.5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
Period(s) (?)111313131313131313131313131314141516151515141415151514141414141413131313131212121212121212111111141414141413131314141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1261189521552432257629223661396739504016432543804514436939594225125359162227391202011577102329915105871027394008200709562955144449136152817234020311791153413921276135814941404127612621219132113281437157521602411254023982293238125442580271925042504
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
15
N
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NE
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
N
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
35
WNW
30
W
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		glassglasscrosscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:45PM
1.30
2:49AM
1.36
3:21PM
1.37
3:26AM
1.41
3:57PM
1.43
4:03AM
1.43
4:32PM
1.47
4:40AM
1.43
5:09PM
1.50
5:18AM
1.40
5:46PM
1.51
6:00AM
1.35
6:27PM
1.49
6:46AM
1.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:34AM
0.25
8:48PM
0.36
9:09AM
0.19
9:25PM
0.30
9:43AM
0.15
10:02PM
0.26
10:17AM
0.12
10:39PM
0.23
10:51AM
0.12
11:18PM
0.22
11:26AM
0.14
11:59PM
0.23
12:04PM
0.19
12:44AM
0.26
12:47PM
0.26
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Sunrise-7:50-------7:50-------7:50-------7:50-------7:48-------7:48-------7:48-------7:48--
Sunset----5:51-------5:52-------5:52-------5:52-------5:53-------5:53-------5:54-------
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Rain (mm)
--------------122-3-----------------------------------------
Temp. °C131314151414141313131416151414141515131212121212121111121312121111111314141312131313131414131211111113151413121111101214
Feels °C (?)991112111212121212131413121211996668999779119108881011111091010109101010988810121111119981010
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