Big Bay Surf Break

Big Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.79° S 18.46° E

Issued: 1 pm 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Big Bay sea temperature is
13.9° C

2.4°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 (10 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 4PM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Afternoon (10 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Evening (10 Jun)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Sat
13
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
11
2
SW
11
2
SW
11
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
10
2.3
WSW
10
2.2
WSW
10
1.7
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
964
986
1004
974
957
897
1211
1126
984
1045
1324
1200
1671
1895
2103
1910
1933
1782
1483
1308
1042
964
789
1259
Wind (km/h)
0
E
0
ESE
5
SSW
5
SE
5
SW
5
NW
10
N
15
NNE
20
N
25
NW
30
NNW
25
N
20
NW
20
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:05AM1.15m
11:20PM1.36m
12:08PM1.23m
00:19AM1.44m
1:04PM1.32m
1:14AM1.51m
Low Tide
4:58PM0.44m
5:55AM0.27m
6:03PM0.38m
6:51AM0.17m
7:02PM0.30m
7:43AM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:47
7:47
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:44
5:44
5:44
 mm
4
3
1
Temp °C
15
18
16
16
15
14
14
13
16
18
17
15
14
15
15
15
15
16
15
14
14
13
13
12
Feels °C
15
17
15
15
14
13
12
10
12
13
12
10
11
12
11
12
12
13
12
12
12
11
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
11
2
SW
11
2
SW
11
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
10
2.3
WSW
10
2.2
WSW
10
1.7
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
Energy kJ
964
986
1004
974
957
897
1211
1126
984
1045
1324
1200
1671
2103
1910
1933
1782
1483
1308
1042
964
789
1259
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.1
NW
13
0.2
S
10
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
10
Energy kJ
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
9
9
7
8
6
6
6
59
136
495
377
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
11
0.1
W
14
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.2
S
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
12
0.1
SW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.9
SSW
15
Energy kJ
5
4
8
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
7
5
12
68
353
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
3
0.7
NW
4
1.2
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
4
2.5
WSW
12
Energy kJ
2
14
59
44
1895
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
10
0
2
0
2
2
36
192
192
95
29
129
129
34
55
29
29
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
2
3
5
4
3
3
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
5
4
3
3
4
6
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
6
8
7
8
9
9
7
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
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