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: 1 am 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big Bay sea temperature is
14.5° C

1.7°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 (09 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 4AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (09 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (09 Jun)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
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
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
2
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
2
SW
11
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2
SW
12
2.1
SW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1010
910
895
747
792
792
855
826
861
831
964
898
914
1004
974
974
1074
1391
1430
1135
1098
1227
2053
2719
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
S
10
SSW
5
S
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
NE
5
W
5
SW
5
S
5
SW
5
NW
10
N
15
NNE
20
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
9:54AM1.09m
10:19PM1.29m
11:05AM1.15m
11:20PM1.36m
12:08PM1.23m
Low Tide
3:46AM0.45m
3:48PM0.47m
4:53AM0.37m
4:58PM0.44m
5:55AM0.27m
6:03PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:46
7:46
7:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:44
5:44
 mm
1
6
Temp °C
15
14
14
15
17
16
15
14
14
14
13
15
18
16
16
15
14
14
13
16
18
17
15
14
Feels °C
15
14
14
15
16
15
14
13
14
14
12
14
17
15
15
14
13
12
10
12
12
12
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
2
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
2
SW
11
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2
SW
12
2.1
SW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
0.1
W
16
0.8
W
12
Energy kJ
1010
910
895
747
792
792
855
826
861
831
964
898
914
1004
974
974
1074
1391
1430
1135
1098
1227
5
187
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
NW
11
0.2
S
11
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
NW
11
0.1
W
14
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
5
4
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
3
0.7
NNW
4
1.3
NW
5
1.5
NW
5
3
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
10
Energy kJ
6
13
71
124
2053
2719
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
29
2
2
87
192
192
192
129
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Rating
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3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
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4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
7
8
8
9
9
9
7
6
8
6
6
5
6
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