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Big Bay Surf Forecast
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Big Bay surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 09 Jul 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Big Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 9AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Big Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 09 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 1326 | 1893 | 2158 | 2432 | 2573 | 2922 | 3482 | 4094 | 4143 | 4348 | 4458 | 4380 | 4447 | 4107 | 4031 | 4381 | 13273 | 7848 | 9756 | 10930 | 10492 | 9530 | 8689 | 8640 | 8848 | 8451 | 7823 | 6981 | 5982 | 5072 | 4364 | 3355 | 2817 | 2305 | 2031 | 1677 | 1497 | 1381 | 1249 | 1169 | 1189 | 1665 | 1913 | 1773 | 1498 | 1304 | 1305 | 1464 | 1677 | 2401 | 2499 | 2544 | 2292 | 2305 | 2473 | 2248 | 2316 | 2191 | 1948 | 1803 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:45PM 1.30 | 2:49AM 1.36 | 3:21PM 1.37 | 3:26AM 1.41 | 3:57PM 1.43 | 4:03AM 1.43 | 4:32PM 1.47 | 4:40AM 1.43 | 5:09PM 1.50 | 5:18AM 1.40 | 5:46PM 1.51 | 6:00AM 1.35 | 6:27PM 1.49 | 6:46AM 1.28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:34AM 0.25 | 8:48PM 0.36 | 9:09AM 0.19 | 9:25PM 0.30 | 9:43AM 0.15 | 10:02PM 0.26 | 10:17AM 0.12 | 10:39PM 0.23 | 10:51AM 0.12 | 11:18PM 0.22 | 11:26AM 0.14 | 11:59PM 0.23 | 12:04PM 0.19 | 12:44AM 0.26 | 12:47PM 0.26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 09 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
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