Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big Bay today (21 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 11AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Big Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wed 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 543 | 1105 | 1179 | 1408 | 1367 | 1347 | 1327 | 1235 | 1198 | 1162 | 1077 | 996 | 996 | 964 | 1010 | 895 | 880 | 805 | 570 | 666 | 1674 | 1360 | 7220 | 8311 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:14AM1.13m | 8:44PM1.30m | 9:21AM1.07m | 9:45PM1.24m | 10:33AM1.05m | 10:48PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:15PM0.42m | 3:20AM0.43m | 3:18PM0.50m | 4:28AM0.45m | 4:28PM0.54m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 543 | 1105 | 1179 | 1408 | 1367 | 1347 | 1327 | 1235 | 1198 | 1162 | 1077 | 996 | 996 | 964 | 1010 | 895 | 880 | 805 | 570 | 666 | 1674 | 1360 | 7220 | 8311 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | W 12 | — | S 15 | S 15 | — | SW 16 | — | WSW 7 | WSW 23 | SW 21 | SW 20 | — | — |
| kJ | 251 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 240 | 108 | — | 17 | 17 | — | 127 | — | 166 | 51 | 368 | 1111 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | SW 15 | — | — |
| kJ | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 157 | — | — | 365 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | NNW 4 | W 7 | NNE 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 75 | 15 | 214 | 7 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 4 | 34 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 29 | 34 | 192 | 274 | 192 | 34 | 34 | 0 |
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