Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big Bay today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 12AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 26). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Big Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1042 | 913 | 808 | 734 | 784 | 2803 | 3458 | 1615 | 3515 | 6191 | 5732 | 3144 | 2449 | 2278 | 2247 | 2061 | 2004 | 1663 | 1504 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:56AM1.25m | 2:29PM1.27m | 2:33AM1.32m | 3:02PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:59PM0.45m | 8:20AM0.30m | 8:36PM0.38m | 8:52AM0.23m | 9:09PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 17 | — | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1042 | 913 | 808 | 734 | 784 | 2803 | 3458 | 1154 | 3515 | — | 5732 | 3144 | 2449 | 2278 | 2247 | 2061 | 2004 | 1663 | 1504 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 220 | 304 | 180 | 635 | 587 | 119 | — | 1615 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 245 | 178 | 155 | 99 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | — | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | — | 163 | 195 | 515 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 16 | — | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | 460 | 997 | 6191 | — | 427 | 374 | 308 | 287 | 342 | 294 | 230 | 169 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 166 | 166 | 930 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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