Big Bay Surf Break

Big Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.79° S 18.46° E

Issued: 7 pm 30 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Big Bay sea temperature is
13.7° C

2.1°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 (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 12AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (01 Jul)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (01 Jul)6ft (1.9m)13s

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 Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Fri
3
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
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SSW
12
1.9
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SSW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
13
1.8
W
9
1.8
W
9
1.8
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1659
1446
1336
1255
1250
1100
866
1065
1524
1346
1129
940
910
1047
961
666
840
558
433
293
411
494
476
450
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
WSW
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
20
NW
20
NW
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:50PM1.36m
3:54AM1.36m
4:24PM1.38m
4:28AM1.36m
4:57PM1.40m
5:02AM1.33m
Low Tide
9:55PM0.32m
10:10AM0.19m
10:29PM0.31m
10:41AM0.20m
11:03PM0.32m
11:12AM0.21m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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>
5:46
5:47
5:47
5:49
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
12
12
11
13
14
14
13
12
11
11
10
12
14
Feels °C
11
10
11
11
10
9
10
10
10
10
12
11
11
9
10
10
9
9
7
5
5
5
7
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SSW
12
1.9
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SSW
11
1.2
W
7
1.6
W
8
1.8
W
9
1.8
W
9
1.8
W
8
Energy kJ
1659
1446
1336
1255
1250
1100
866
1065
1524
1346
1129
940
910
1047
961
666
840
558
433
130
349
494
476
450
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
6
0.1
W
16
0.2
WSW
15
0.8
SSW
6
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
12
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
12
Energy kJ
126
279
382
121
5
22
49
78
56
50
293
411
418
418
287
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
21
0.2
WSW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.6
SW
13
0.4
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
18
Energy kJ
17
21
33
15
15
113
42
31
31
31
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
1
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
0.9
W
5
1
W
5
1.2
WNW
6
0.9
NNW
4
0.8
N
4
0.9
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
35
38
25
18
53
93
111
43
59
90
28
21
27
22
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
39
34
0
0
0
0
2
2
29
29
36
163
125
95
79
95
181
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
7
7
6
6
5
5
7
9
9
9
5
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