Big Bay Surf Break

Big Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.79° S 18.46° E

Issued: 7 pm 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big Bay sea temperature is
14.1° C

2.0°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 (20 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 1AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (20 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (20 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
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)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.5
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.2
WSW
11
0.9
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
347
469
563
736
661
573
528
528
563
396
329
360
543
1105
1179
1214
1367
1347
1327
1235
1198
1162
1060
996
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
SSW
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
WSW
10
S
10
SE
5
ESE
10
N
10
NE
5
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
High Tide
6:53PM1.44m
7:15AM1.23m
7:47PM1.37m
8:14AM1.13m
8:44PM1.30m
9:21AM1.07m
Low Tide
1:14AM0.31m
1:20PM0.32m
2:15AM0.38m
2:15PM0.42m
3:20AM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
<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>
5:44
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
20
19
18
18
18
19
21
25
24
22
22
21
20
18
20
20
20
19
19
17
17
18
19
20
Feels °C
18
17
15
15
15
15
18
24
22
19
20
19
17
16
19
20
19
18
19
16
16
18
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.5
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
Energy kJ
347
469
563
736
661
573
528
528
563
396
329
297
543
1105
1179
1214
1367
1347
1327
1235
1198
1162
1060
996
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
12
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1
WSW
11
0.3
S
8
0.9
WSW
12
0.6
W
12
Energy kJ
341
274
199
49
48
91
91
91
86
137
176
360
251
10
240
108
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
7
0.6
SW
14
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.6
SW
15
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
9
Energy kJ
66
132
50
49
137
35
37
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
13
0
0
0
2
0
2
4
29
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
6
6
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Big Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest