Big Bay Surf Break

Big Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.79° S 18.46° E

Issued: 1 am 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big Bay sea temperature is
13.6° C

2.4°C colder than average for this time of year

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


How big are the waves at Big Bay today (22 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 6AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jun)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (22 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (22 Jun)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue morning, light winds from the SE by Tue night).

Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
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
3
3
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
5
9
9
!
9
9
9
8
6
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
11
1.9
SW
18
4
SW
17
4
SW
17
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1235
1198
1162
1180
932
996
964
1010
895
895
747
511
603
2071
1720
2247
8483
9652
8967
8530
8860
8321
7277
5258
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
25
NNW
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:21AM1.07m
9:45PM1.24m
10:33AM1.05m
10:48PM1.21m
11:40AM1.07m
Low Tide
3:20AM0.43m
3:18PM0.50m
4:28AM0.45m
4:28PM0.54m
5:32AM0.44m
5:37PM0.55m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
1
4
2
Temp °C
19
18
15
17
17
15
15
14
14
15
15
16
16
15
13
12
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
18
17
14
16
15
13
13
11
10
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
12
11
11
12
12
12
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
11
3
SW
11
4
SW
17
4
SW
17
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
Energy kJ
1235
1198
1162
1180
932
996
964
1010
895
895
747
511
603
2071
1720
2098
8483
9652
8967
8530
8860
8321
7277
5258
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.2
WSW
22
0.6
WSW
21
1.2
SW
19
1.9
SW
18
Energy kJ
294
108
17
17
251
157
47
300
1100
2247
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
14
Energy kJ
245
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
1.1
WNW
5
1.4
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.7
WNW
7
1
NNW
6
Energy kJ
3
5
12
17
25
59
168
208
255
72
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
5
9
9
4
9
9
9
8
6
Distance (km)
0
10
29
4
34
34
4
36
29
34
192
192
192
29
0
0
0
0
13
0
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
5
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
8
9
7
8
7
8
7
7
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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