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Big Bay Surf Forecast
/ Cape Town (70 surf breaks) /
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Big Bay surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Big Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Big Bay sea temperature is
16.0° C
(Which is 1.9°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Big Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 9AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Big Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 8260 | 7207 | 5925 | 4955 | 4222 | 3614 | 3107 | 2417 | 2103 | 1723 | 1671 | 1576 | 1547 | 2002 | 1600 | 1686 | 1600 | 1477 | 1543 | 2805 | 2422 | 2319 | 1413 | 1359 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 15 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
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