Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big Bay today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 7AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Big Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 10 | SSE 8 | SW 22 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1700 | 1362 | 1116 | 949 | 677 | 1888 | 1137 | 1124 | 1406 | 1520 | 1163 | 976 | 933 | 1072 | 929 | 615 | 511 | 424 | 808 | 635 | 500 | 196 | 277 | 721 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:49AM1.20m | 7:11PM1.27m | 7:57AM1.08m | 8:31PM1.15m | 9:47AM1.03m | 10:28PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:39AM0.29m | 12:46PM0.40m | 1:38AM0.41m | 1:56PM0.53m | 3:14AM0.50m | 3:58PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 1700 | 1362 | 1116 | 949 | 677 | 426 | 452 | 322 | 293 | 242 | 183 | 140 | 107 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 73 | 482 | 413 | 183 | 196 | 196 | 527 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | W 16 | W 14 | W 12 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | S 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 23 | SW 22 |
| kJ | 113 | 154 | 184 | 162 | 5 | 93 | 75 | 40 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 18 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 69 | 58 | 118 | 39 | 213 | 677 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | — | — | S 10 | WSW 24 | SW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | 64 | 58 | 25 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 367 | 1888 | 1137 | 1124 | 1406 | 1520 | 1163 | 976 | 933 | 1072 | 929 | 615 | 511 | 424 | 808 | 635 | 500 | 155 | 277 | 721 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 994 | 166 | 994 | 1044 | 1408 | 1289 | 1276 | 3872 | 2717 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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