Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big Bay today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 23s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 4PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 25s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 23s |
Table - waves today at Big Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 532 | 390 | 502 | 642 | 1223 | 2326 | 2751 | 2791 | 2946 | 2129 | 1852 | 1552 | 1380 | 1343 | 1526 | 1363 | 1493 | 1285 | 1155 | 745 | 640 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:47AM1.03m | 10:28PM1.12m | 11:37AM1.12m | 00:03AM1.20m | 12:46PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:58PM0.59m | 5:14AM0.47m | 5:54PM0.50m | 6:31AM0.35m | 7:02PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 11 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 9 | WSW 10 | SW 24 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 284 | 390 | 38 | 444 | 1223 | 2326 | 2751 | 2791 | 2946 | 2129 | 1852 | 1552 | 1380 | 1343 | 1526 | 1363 | 1493 | 1285 | 1155 | 745 | 640 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 25 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSE 7 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | SSW 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 92 | 57 | 163 | 38 | 24 | 364 | 359 | 217 | 123 | 101 | 101 | 80 | 79 | 34 | 43 | — | 12 | 8 | — | 373 | 353 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | SSW 14 | SW 25 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 10 | — | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 68 | 18 | 162 | 39 | 39 | 23 | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 532 | 327 | 502 | 642 | 484 | 527 | 412 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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