Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big Bay today (28 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 5PM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 4.0m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 2.3m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Jun) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Big Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wed 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2993 | 5004 | 4375 | 3840 | 3955 | 8826 | 7045 | 6307 | 5962 | 5633 | 4927 | 4058 | 3449 | 3284 | 2800 | 2617 | 2099 | 1818 | 1659 | 1451 | 1347 | 1272 | 1182 | 1012 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 2:40PM1.28m | 2:44AM1.33m | 3:15PM1.32m | 3:20AM1.35m | 3:50PM1.36m | 3:54AM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:31AM0.27m | 8:45PM0.37m | 9:05AM0.24m | 9:20PM0.34m | 9:38AM0.21m | 9:55PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — |
 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | 5:47 |
mm | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 18 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 2993 | 1684 | 3802 | 3840 | 3129 | 8826 | 7045 | 6307 | 5962 | 5633 | 4927 | 4058 | 3449 | 3284 | 2800 | 2617 | 2099 | 1818 | 1659 | 1451 | 1347 | 1272 | 1182 | 1012 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | — | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 716 | — | 3111 | 3680 | 3955 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 146 | 223 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 448 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 260 | 5004 | 4375 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 379 | 419 | 34 | 34 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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