
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big Bay today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 10AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Big Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1207 | 1134 | 984 | 830 | 816 | 680 | 550 | 475 | 407 | 565 | 1170 | 1500 | 1850 | 2711 | 2875 | 2768 | 2341 | 2010 | 1855 | 1836 | 1186 | 947 | 852 | 683 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 3:10AM1.55m | 3:25PM1.70m | 3:44AM1.55m | 3:58PM1.68m | 4:17AM1.52m | 4:29PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:15AM0.02m | 9:42PM-0.01m | 9:48AM0.03m | 10:15PM0.01m | 10:19AM0.08m | 10:45PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
1207 | 1134 | 984 | 830 | 816 | 680 | 550 | 475 | 407 | 565 | 1170 | 1500 | 1850 | 2711 | 2875 | 2768 | 2341 | 2010 | 1855 | 1836 | 1186 | 947 | 852 | 683 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SSW 10 | S 10 | WSW 12 | SSW 9 | — | SW 18 | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | 33 | 49 | 193 | 99 | — | 275 | — | — | 240 | 169 | 138 | 126 | 212 | 114 | 153 | 114 | 74 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | SW 15 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 107 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | NNW 4 |
123 | 297 | 340 | 340 | 408 | 562 | 522 | 435 | 355 | 225 | 187 | 359 | 368 | 397 | 273 | 488 | 412 | — | — | — | 287 | 379 | — | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 165 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 400 | 342 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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