Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big Bay today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 5PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Big Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 16 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 796 | 732 | 669 | 600 | 545 | 545 | 473 | 488 | 416 | 409 | 355 | 288 | 250 | 250 | 220 | 597 | 581 | 525 | 494 | 486 | 479 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:03PM1.49m | 4:09AM1.43m | 4:33PM1.52m | 4:41AM1.42m | 5:03PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:50AM0.13m | 10:11PM0.22m | 10:18AM0.12m | 10:42PM0.20m | 10:47AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 13 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 796 | 732 | 669 | 600 | 545 | 545 | 473 | 488 | 416 | 409 | 355 | 288 | 250 | 250 | 220 | 597 | 581 | 525 | 494 | 486 | 479 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | W 19 | W 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 16 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | — | — | 6 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 60 | 69 | 102 | 215 | 188 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | W 19 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | S 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 13 | 30 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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