Big Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.79° S 18.46° E

Issued: 1 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Big Bay sea temperature is

15.8°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 (28 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 6AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Afternoon (28 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	19s
Evening (28 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed night, fresh winds from the S by Fri afternoon).
	Wednesday 28								Thursday 29								Friday 30
	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)	2	2	1	2	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 20	SW 19	SW 18	SW 16	WSW 16	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 11	WSW 11	WSW 12	WSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	147	137	106	104	303	628	976	2419	2207	2349	1974	2222	1889	1622	1597	1250	878	444	722	647	451	764	876	887
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	S	SW	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	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	off	cross-off	cross	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		4:11AM1.53m				4:23PM1.59m				4:53AM1.46m					5:08PM1.48m				5:42AM1.37m				6:00PM1.34m
Low Tide				10:12AM0.12m				10:41PM0.05m				10:57AM0.19m					11:26PM0.16m				11:48AM0.30m


	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	17	21	23	21	18	17	17	17	19	22	25	23	19	18	18	17	20	23	22	21	19	18
Feels °C	15	16	15	17	18	16	15	16	16	16	18	19	22	19	15	16	16	15	19	20	19	17	17	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 13	WSW 16	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 11	WSW 11	WSW 12	WSW 12
kJ	147	137	106	102	147	247	851	2419	2207	2349	1974	2222	1889	1622	1597	1250	878	444	722	647	451	764	876	887
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	W 9	WSW 9	W 9	SW 19	SW 18	SW 16	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	—	—	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	SW 12	NW 12	WSW 15	WSW 14	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11
kJ	85	60	62	57	303	628	976	7	7	7	7	—	—	6	6	6	6	330	6	150	268	101	96	85
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	SSE 6	S 6	SW 20	W 9	NW 13	NW 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	W 11	SSW 12	W 12	—	—
kJ	7	7	7	104	39	7	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	6	6	21	96	3	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SSW 6	S 3	S 4	SSE 4	S 4	S 5	S 6	S 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 5
kJ	—	—	—	13	7	18	16	30	27	29	31	31	38	52	71	87	109	83	55	87	86	100	73	71
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	39	39	9	0	0	0	0	39	0	400	340	58	0	0	0	130	400	400	91	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4				3	3	3					3
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	6	5	6	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	7	8	9	5	5	5	5	5	9	4	9	6

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