Big Bay surf break

Big Bay surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 08 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
15.9° C
(Which is 1.4°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 9AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (08 May)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Evening (08 May)6ft (1.9m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, gales from the NNW by Sun night).

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
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
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
3
W
7
3
WSW
9
3
W
9
3.5
WSW
8
4
WSW
10
4.5
WSW
10
4.5
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
596
1003
1055
1772
1899
1712
1475
1455
1301
1143
915
560
915
700
680
553
907
1531
1345
1850
3393
4362
5011
5335
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ENE
5
N
10
N
15
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
30
N
35
N
35
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
45
W
45
W
50
W
35
WNW
40
NW
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:52AM1.07m
7:50PM1.08m
8:06AM1.01m
9:10PM1.09m
9:38AM1.01m
10:24PM1.16m
Low Tide
00:46AM0.57m
1:10PM0.50m
1:59AM0.62m
2:23PM0.54m
3:35AM0.61m
3:47PM0.54m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
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7:24
7:26
7:26
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5:59
5:58
5:57
27
14
8
4
2
2
3
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
16
18
18
16
15
14
13
13
16
17
17
14
14
12
13
12
13
13
12
14
14
13
12
12
14
15
15
14
14
13
11
11
12
12
12
8
7
6
7
5
3
3
2
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
0.3
SSE
12
1.2
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SW
22
0.2
SSE
11
Energy kJ
378
1003
1055
1772
1899
1712
1475
1455
1301
1143
915
560
915
700
680
553
29
472
546
13
12
5
18
12
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.1
WSW
13
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.9
SW
14
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
129
160
378
132
129
47
45
73
51
35
34
350
89
56
53
30
14
14
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
13
1
S
10
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
S
8
0.1
W
11
0.1
SW
22
Energy kJ
596
378
177
6
24
51
48
74
70
67
21
2
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.4
NNW
3
0.8
NW
4
1.2
NW
5
1.9
NW
6
3
W
7
3
WSW
9
3
W
9
3.5
WSW
8
4
WSW
10
4.5
WSW
10
4.5
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
11
Energy kJ
99
99
3
15
62
220
907
1531
1345
1850
3393
4362
5011
5335
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
5
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
34
29
87
79
79
74
34
799
885
1021
1043
455
379
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
7
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
3
2
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
5
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