Big Bay Surf Break
Lat Long: 33.79° S 18.46° E

Big Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Big Bay

Issued: 7 pm 06 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Big Bay sea temperature is
14.7° C

1.6°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 (07 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 2AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jun)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (07 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (07 Jun)7ft (2.2m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tue
9
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.2
SW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
299
451
722
724
581
509
1188
1264
1676
1800
1805
2003
1974
1974
1974
1811
1659
1518
1245
1010
910
895
805
855
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
NNW
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
WNW
5
W
5
NNE
5
NE
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NE
5
SE
5
E
5
SE
5
S
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
S
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:20PM1.23m
7:33AM1.10m
8:14PM1.23m
8:40AM1.08m
9:15PM1.25m
9:54AM1.09m
Low Tide
1:32AM0.50m
1:38PM0.44m
2:36AM0.49m
2:39PM0.47m
3:46AM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:45
7:45
7:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:44
5:44
5:44
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
13
14
16
17
16
15
16
16
15
15
13
13
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
17
Feels °C
12
12
11
12
10
11
13
14
14
13
13
12
13
12
12
12
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
Energy kJ
299
451
722
724
581
436
1188
1264
1676
1800
1805
2003
1974
1974
1974
1811
1659
1518
1245
1010
910
895
805
855
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.9
WSW
14
1.2
SW
13
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
Energy kJ
35
35
20
19
328
509
8
3
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.1
W
15
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
W
14
0.2
SSE
9
Energy kJ
57
4
9
8
4
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
29
0
2
2
2
2
2
29
0
0
0
29
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
6
5
6
7
8
8
8
9
8
7
6
7
5
7
5
9
9
9
9
6
6
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