Big Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.79° S 18.46° E

Issued: 1 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Big Bay sea temperature is

15.8°C

Big Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Big Bay today (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 5AM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	7ft (2.1m)	13s
Evening (01 Nov)	6.5ft (2.0m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 1								Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	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)	3	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	0	2	2	3	2	2	0	1	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	1684	2171	1866	1697	1583	1211	1379	864	718	625	1215	1215	533	447	308	303	297	224	254	318	893	1058	1027	996
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	NE	W	WSW	SSW	SSE	SSE
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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			7:59AM1.19m					8:37PM1.09m				9:34AM1.19m				10:19PM1.09m				10:56AM1.26m
Low Tide	1:27AM0.41m					2:25PM0.50m				2:58AM0.48m				4:12PM0.49m				4:31AM0.47m					5:32PM0.39m


	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	17	18	18	18	16	16	15	15	15	16	17	17	16	16	15	14	17	19	19	18	18	17
Feels °C	14	14	14	14	13	13	11	13	12	12	11	12	13	13	13	14	14	13	17	16	17	16	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	W 11	—	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	S 7	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	1684	2171	1866	1697	1583	1211	1379	864	718	625	21	—	533	447	308	303	123	224	254	298	893	1058	1027	996
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 18	W 18	—	W 10	W 10	W 16	SW 11	S 7	S 7	SSW 14	W 16	W 16	W 9	NW 15
kJ	72	105	72	100	68	39	38	37	37	21	6	6	—	17	8	5	297	88	56	318	5	5	6	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 16	—	SSW 16	SW 16	SSW 14	W 16	—	—	W 15	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	25	62	127	5	—	—	4	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 5	SSE 4	S 5	S 6	S 6	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	—	—	—	S 3	S 4	S 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	56	14	87	221	272	1215	1215	144	169	226	163	146	67	—	—	—	5	10	7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Long Beach Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Off The Wall Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Kamer Van Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	2	4	4	4	4	2	2	1	1	2	2	3	2	2	2	3	3	4	4
Distance (km)	39	0	39	39	419	340	91	91	91	91	166	340	340	340	14	0	0	0	0	29	34	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Long Beach	Big Bay	Long Beach	Long Beach											Sollys	Kreefte Reef	Van Riebeek	The Hoek	Dungeons	Dungeons	The Hoek	Beach Road	Captains	The Hoek
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3											2	3	3	2	2	2	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Heaven West Coast	Big Bay Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

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