Big Bay Surf Break

Big Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.79° S 18.46° E

Issued: 1 am 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big Bay sea temperature is
13.6° C

2.3°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 (25 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 10AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (25 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (25 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 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
1.9
SSW
12
1.5
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4334
3495
2859
2214
1806
1521
1039
1187
1591
3619
3784
4175
3784
3439
2894
2449
1862
1704
1438
1429
1482
1561
1544
1632
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
NW
5
WNW
0
ENE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
N
10
S
5
SE
5
SSE
10
WSW
0
E
5
N
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:47PM1.20m
12:36PM1.11m
00:39AM1.22m
1:22PM1.17m
1:25AM1.25m
2:03PM1.22m
Low Tide
6:27AM0.41m
6:36PM0.52m
7:13AM0.37m
7:25PM0.47m
7:53AM0.32m
8:07PM0.42m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
5:45
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
17
21
21
19
18
17
16
16
18
21
20
17
18
15
15
15
16
17
15
14
13
Feels °C
12
12
12
15
20
20
19
16
16
14
14
17
21
19
17
17
14
14
14
15
15
14
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
1.9
SSW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
Energy kJ
4334
3495
2859
2214
1806
1521
1039
993
1591
3619
3784
4175
3784
3439
2894
2449
1862
1704
1438
1429
1482
1561
1544
1632
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
22
0.2
SSW
20
0.5
SW
19
1
SW
17
1.5
SW
16
1.8
SW
12
0.3
SE
7
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
0.1
SW
22
0.2
WSW
21
0.3
WSW
21
Energy kJ
18
40
170
553
1187
1042
8
11
11
18
45
86
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
Energy kJ
273
101
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
29
0
2
2
2
2
29
34
29
29
2
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Rating
(10 max)
5
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7
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6
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5
5
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