Big Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.79° S 18.46° E

Issued: 1 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Big Bay sea temperature is

16.1°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 (30 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 7PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 30). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Afternoon (30 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	14s
Evening (30 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Fri 30					Saturday 31								Sunday 1
	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)	2	2	1	2	2	3	3	2	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 14	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	658	1114	791	811	887	872	828	729	718	693	614	525	947	1471	2140	1933	1677	1230	1144	996	864
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	S	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				6:00PM1.34m				6:41AM1.27m				7:06PM1.19m				7:59AM1.19m					8:37PM1.09m
Low Tide		11:48AM0.30m				00:19AM0.29m				12:53PM0.42m				1:27AM0.41m					2:25PM0.50m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	7:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	23	21	18	18	17	17	18	20	21	19	17	16	15	16	16	18	19	18	17	16
Feels °C	21	19	17	15	17	17	17	17	18	18	17	15	14	13	14	13	14	14	12	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 14	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	W 11	SW 13	WSW 13	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	658	1114	791	811	887	872	828	729	718	693	614	433	947	1471	2140	1933	1677	1230	1144	996	864
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 15	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	W 11	WSW 16	SW 14	SW 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11
kJ	196	96	98	140	84	82	81	56	2	26	147	525	396	72	105	72	72	68	39	38	37
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 11	W 12	NW 12	—	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	—	W 11	W 11	SSW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	21	3	6	—	2	2	2	2	—	2	2	64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 4	S 5	S 4	S 5	SSW 10	SSW 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	—	—	SSE 4	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5
kJ	64	87	83	68	43	32	34	24	43	320	112	71	82	65	—	—	26	83	119	108	86
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Cape St Martin West Coast	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	De Kelders Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dias Beach Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg
Rating (10 max)	3	1	1	3	2	3	3	3	3	1	1	2	2	3	4	4	3	4	2	4	2
Distance (km)	129	340	340	70	70	0	0	34	118	340	340	322	280	39	39	34	70	280	340	91	58
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town						Captains	The Hoek	The Hoek						Long Beach	Long Beach	The Hoek
Rating (10 max)						3	3	3						3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Heaven West Coast	Santos Reef Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	De Kelders Overberg	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Long Beach Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Outer Pool Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	4	3	3	4	4	3	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
Header Global	Lebu Chile	Mangamaunu New Zealand	Nine Mile New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Afife Portugal	St Vincent Left New Caledonia	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Afife Portugal	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Afife Portugal	Ahijedero Mexico	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Ahijedero Mexico	Malaking Gasang (Baler) Philippines	Trial Harbour Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	8	7	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5

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