Big Bay Surf Break

Big Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.79° S 18.46° E

Issued: 7 pm 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Big Bay sea temperature is
14.0° C

1.9°C colder than average for this time of year

Big Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Big Bay today (26 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 11PM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)--
Afternoon (26 Jun)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (26 Jun)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri night, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the NNW by Sun morning).

Fri
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
!
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7
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
5
WSW
16
5
SW
16
5
SW
15
5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3595
2894
2449
1862
1704
1559
1429
1482
1668
1682
1430
1408
1697
2242
2830
4720
4237
12097
11798
10737
9162
8108
7244
6533
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
E
5
SE
5
SSW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
N
25
N
30
N
35
NNW
45
NNW
35
NNW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
10
S
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:25AM1.25m
2:03PM1.22m
2:06AM1.29m
2:40PM1.28m
2:44AM1.33m
Low Tide
7:25PM0.47m
7:53AM0.32m
8:07PM0.42m
8:31AM0.27m
8:45PM0.37m
9:05AM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
5:46
 mm
1
8
12
2
Temp °C
20
19
18
16
16
15
16
17
15
14
13
13
14
14
15
14
13
13
14
13
12
12
13
13
Feels °C
20
19
18
16
15
14
15
15
13
12
10
9
9
8
7
8
8
9
8
7
8
9
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
WSW
12
1.6
SW
18
2.4
SW
17
5
WSW
16
5
SW
16
5
SW
15
5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
Energy kJ
3595
2894
2449
1862
1704
1559
1429
1482
1668
1682
1430
1408
1697
2242
2830
1665
3210
12097
11798
10737
9162
8108
7244
6533
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
0.1
SW
22
0.2
WSW
21
0.3
WSW
21
0.5
WSW
20
0.5
WSW
20
0.8
WSW
18
1
SW
19
1.8
NW
7
0.9
WSW
16
Energy kJ
11
11
18
45
86
216
216
356
716
327
457
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
21
0.9
WSW
18
Energy kJ
157
448
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNW
3
0.9
NNW
4
1.2
NNW
5
1.5
NW
5
1.7
NW
6
4
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
Energy kJ
5
24
56
115
195
4720
4237
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
5
5
6
6
6
8
9
8
7
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
34
34
2
36
95
192
192
340
34
379
129
129
129
130
14
14
0
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Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
6
9
8
8
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
5
6
6
6
8
9
8
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
9
9
8
7
6
6
5
6
6
6
8
7
5
7
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