Big Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.79° S 18.46° E

Issued: 1 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Big Bay sea temperature is

15.1°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 (29 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 10AM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Oct)	8ft (2.4m)	14s
Afternoon (29 Oct)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s
Evening (29 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the S by Fri afternoon).
	Thursday 29								Friday 30								Saturday 31
	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	2	4	3	3	4	3	3	2	2	2	1	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 14	WSW 11	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	W 12	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	2411	2349	1974	2222	1889	1622	1597	1250	967	444	722	722	1114	777	811	887	843	741	729	718	693	614	525	880
Wind (km/h)	SE	ESE	S	SW	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-on	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		4:53AM1.46m					5:08PM1.48m				5:42AM1.37m				6:00PM1.34m				6:41AM1.27m				7:06PM1.19m
Low Tide				10:57AM0.19m					11:26PM0.16m				11:48AM0.30m				00:19AM0.29m				12:53PM0.42m


	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:12	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	20	21	24	23	19	18	18	17	19	22	23	21	18	18	17	17	17	20	21	20	17	17
Feels °C	16	16	19	19	22	20	16	17	17	16	17	19	19	16	15	17	16	17	16	17	19	18	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 14	WSW 11	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	W 12	SW 13
kJ	2411	2349	1974	2222	1889	1622	1597	1250	967	444	722	722	1114	777	811	887	843	741	729	718	693	614	480	880
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 13	NW 13	S 6	—	—	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	SW 12	NW 12	WSW 15	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	W 11	SSW 10	SW 14	SW 13	W 12
kJ	7	7	30	—	—	6	6	6	6	330	6	196	96	98	140	84	82	59	57	2	68	189	525	411
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NW 13	—	—	—	—	—	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	W 12	NW 12	—	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	—	W 11	SSW 10	—	W 11
kJ	—	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	6	6	6	6	3	6	—	2	2	2	2	—	2	67	—	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 5	S 5	SSE 6	S 6	S 4	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 5	S 5	S 5	SSW 6	S 6
kJ	30	28	42	31	30	52	65	57	74	52	57	57	53	52	50	40	29	33	33	34	51	95	122	91
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	14	0	34	340	0	0	0	5	129	340	340	91	0	0	0	0	129	400	400	118	39
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	3	3	3					4	3	3	3					3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	3	3	2	2	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	7	7	9	6	5	4	5	5	6	6	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4

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