Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big Bay today (10 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 11PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.0m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Big Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 23 | WSW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 665 | 913 | 892 | 2088 | 1793 | 1465 | 1140 | 887 | 730 | 947 | 1314 | 1850 | 1941 | 1864 | 1922 | 1839 | 1952 | 2293 | 2161 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:00AM1.45m | 2:32PM1.51m | 2:47AM1.53m | 3:13PM1.62m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:55PM0.25m | 8:19AM0.10m | 8:44PM0.13m | 9:01AM0.02m | 9:27PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 445 | 631 | 818 | 2088 | 1793 | 1465 | 1140 | 887 | 730 | 629 | 466 | 1850 | 1941 | 1864 | 1922 | 1839 | 1952 | 2293 | 2161 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | WSW 11 | SSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 25 | WSW 24 | WSW 23 | WSW 22 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 10 | SW 22 |
| kJ | 336 | 242 | 892 | 76 | 66 | 36 | 21 | 162 | 381 | 947 | 1314 | 207 | 292 | 270 | 216 | 139 | 106 | 19 | 579 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 11 | — | — | W 27 | SW 26 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | WSW 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | — | SW 10 | — | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 103 | — | — | 14 | 27 | 20 | 19 | — | 19 | 116 | 207 | 137 | 106 | — | 64 | — | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 665 | 913 | — | — | — | — | — | 197 | 255 | 287 | 267 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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