Big Bay Surf Break

Big Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.79° S 18.46° E

Issued: 7 am 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Big Bay sea temperature is
14.0° C

1.9°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 (26 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 11AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (26 Jun)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (26 Jun)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the NNW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
4
WSW
11
4
WSW
11
5
WSW
16
5
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3455
3784
4175
3784
3595
2894
2449
1862
1704
1657
1541
1482
1668
1568
1452
1408
1697
2008
2338
2767
4059
4528
12717
10338
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
0
SSE
10
NNE
5
WSW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
N
15
NNE
20
N
30
N
35
N
40
NNW
45
NNW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:22PM1.17m
1:25AM1.25m
2:03PM1.22m
2:06AM1.29m
2:40PM1.28m
Low Tide
7:13AM0.37m
7:25PM0.47m
7:53AM0.32m
8:07PM0.42m
8:31AM0.27m
8:45PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
5:46
 mm
1
11
5
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
18
20
20
19
20
16
16
15
16
17
15
15
14
13
13
13
15
15
13
13
14
13
Feels °C
15
15
17
18
20
19
18
15
15
14
15
15
13
13
12
10
8
7
8
7
7
8
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
2.3
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
5
WSW
16
5
WSW
15
Energy kJ
3455
3784
4175
3784
3595
2894
2449
1862
1704
1657
1541
1482
1668
1568
1452
1408
1697
2008
2338
2767
3111
3680
12717
10338
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
0.1
SW
22
0.2
WSW
21
0.3
WSW
21
0.5
WSW
20
0.5
WSW
20
0.8
WSW
18
1
SW
19
1.7
SW
18
0.9
WSW
16
Energy kJ
13
11
11
18
45
86
216
216
360
716
1822
457
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
21
0.9
WSW
18
Energy kJ
162
448
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.9
NNW
4
1.3
NNW
5
1.6
NNW
5
1.9
NW
6
4
WSW
11
4
WSW
11
Energy kJ
3
9
26
65
138
275
4059
4528
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
3
4
3
5
4
6
9
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
10
2
2
4
34
29
2
2
36
95
192
192
361
379
455
129
419
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
6
7
7
5
7
6
6
6
5
4
8
9
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
9
6
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