Big Bay surf break

Big Bay surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 SAST
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Big Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Big Bay sea temperature is
15.5° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Big Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 8AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (06 May)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (06 May)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
S
11
2.2
S
11
2.1
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.2
S
10
2
S
10
1.8
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.1
SSE
10
1
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
18
1
WSW
18
1.3
WSW
17
1.4
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1388
1128
980
1278
949
738
561
417
351
299
245
443
316
373
414
408
596
1003
1068
1772
1899
1712
1475
1319
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
15
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:24AM1.24m
5:57PM1.19m
6:02AM1.15m
6:45PM1.12m
6:52AM1.07m
7:50PM1.08m
Low Tide
11:18PM0.41m
11:38AM0.36m
11:56PM0.50m
12:18PM0.44m
00:46AM0.57m
1:10PM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:24
7:24
7:24
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6:00
6:00
5:59
Temp °C
15
14
14
17
18
17
16
16
15
15
14
17
18
17
16
15
15
14
14
16
18
18
17
16
14
13
14
14
13
12
12
13
12
13
12
14
14
13
13
12
13
12
12
13
15
15
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
S
11
2.2
S
11
2.1
S
11
2
S
10
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
SW
13
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
8
1.3
S
8
0.9
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
17
1.4
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
Energy kJ
1388
1128
980
840
431
323
257
417
351
299
241
228
316
373
414
408
378
1003
1068
1772
1899
1712
1475
1319
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
10
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
SW
12
1
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
20
0.5
WSW
19
0.8
WSW
18
1
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.8
S
6
Energy kJ
488
355
306
247
130
88
83
357
295
209
144
443
36
149
212
373
596
378
378
133
103
21
45
44
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.1
W
13
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
21
0.3
WSW
20
0.3
S
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
1
S
8
1
S
10
0.4
SE
12
0.2
S
17
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
9
Energy kJ
208
232
314
309
3
15
13
31
69
102
196
44
79
26
44
41
39
127
183
39
24
36
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
S
11
2.2
S
10
2
S
10
1.8
S
9
1.1
SSE
10
1.5
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
1.2
SSE
10
1
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
6
Energy kJ
1278
949
738
561
245
331
190
253
219
153
127
276
154
101
129
51
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
6
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
129
166
784
14
2
2
0
0
0
34
70
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
9
9
6
6
4
7
5
5
4
4
4
6
6
5
7
7
7
5
5
7
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
7
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