Big Bay surf break

Big Bay surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 02 Jun 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
16.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Big Bay today (02 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 12PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jun)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (02 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (02 Jun)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue morning, strong winds from the SE by Wed morning).

Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Fri
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.5
WSW
10
2.5
S
8
2.4
S
8
1.6
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
3
SSE
7
2.5
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
917
817
737
685
441
709
698
919
1067
1034
813
843
740
637
618
697
505
369
320
273
268
237
198
198
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
SE
15
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
45
SE
40
SE
35
SSE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
glassy
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:34PM1.33m
4:39AM1.31m
5:11PM1.30m
5:15AM1.26m
5:50PM1.27m
Low Tide
10:21AM0.23m
10:37PM0.36m
10:54AM0.26m
11:14PM0.40m
11:29AM0.30m
11:53PM0.44m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:43
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:44
5:44
Temp °C
16
15
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
13
15
16
15
14
14
13
17
14
15
11
10
8
9
10
10
8
7
8
8
7
7
7
8
7
8
9
9
9
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
1.1
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
S
7
0.9
S
8
Energy kJ
917
817
737
485
441
331
458
919
1067
1034
811
772
700
635
561
455
440
369
320
273
268
237
106
105
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
12
0.1
W
11
0.7
SW
11
0.1
W
11
0.9
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
1
W
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
Energy kJ
12
2
121
2
157
108
247
198
149
116
86
59
53
33
33
33
18
18
18
18
19
20
198
198
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.8
SW
10
0.1
SW
16
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
W
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
W
10
Energy kJ
2
5
2
8
56
162
115
10
21
20
21
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
11
2
S
7
2.5
S
8
2.4
S
8
2
S
8
1.9
SSE
7
2.4
SSE
7
3
SSE
7
2.5
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
7
Energy kJ
685
363
709
698
475
405
604
813
843
740
637
618
697
505
180
154
148
126
160
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
4
2
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
7
130
379
379
191
0
56
163
163
400
1065
190
166
165
129
166
163
129
129
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
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