Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big Bay today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 6AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Big Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 377 | 180 | 246 | 307 | 299 | 315 | 666 | 603 | 574 | 565 | 450 | 503 | 486 | 574 | 659 | 891 | 915 | 739 | 599 | 481 | 258 | 177 | 203 | 268 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:55AM1.39m | 6:19PM1.52m | 6:38AM1.28m | 7:01PM1.42m | 7:23AM1.17m | 7:45PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:55PM0.15m | 12:00PM0.16m | 00:39AM0.23m | 12:39PM0.27m | 1:24AM0.33m | 1:21PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 377 | 180 | 246 | 307 | 202 | 235 | 666 | 603 | 574 | 565 | 450 | 503 | 486 | 574 | 659 | 891 | 915 | 739 | 599 | 481 | 258 | 154 | 154 | 106 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | S 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 52 | 132 | 72 | 129 | 299 | 315 | 171 | 205 | 198 | 191 | 188 | 184 | 141 | 130 | 96 | 123 | 121 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 165 | 177 | 203 | 268 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 14 | S 11 | W 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 72 | 69 | 189 | 114 | 137 | 108 | 96 | 71 | 74 | 56 | 55 | 33 | 32 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 10 | 92 | 90 | 65 | 118 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
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