Big Bay Surf Break

Big Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.79° S 18.46° E

Issued: 1 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Big Bay sea temperature is
13.1° C

2.5°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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 9PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (04 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (04 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
8
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
1.5
WSW
9
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
1.2
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
138
208
232
223
315
301
280
224
215
205
232
249
1045
1259
1297
1331
1284
1330
991
695
786
855
1173
1154
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
E
5
E
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
0
NE
5
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
6:06PM1.39m
6:15AM1.25m
6:44PM1.37m
6:59AM1.20m
7:27PM1.34m
7:53AM1.14m
Low Tide
11:44AM0.24m
00:16AM0.35m
12:19PM0.29m
00:58AM0.37m
12:59PM0.35m
1:48AM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:49
5:50
5:50
 mm
Temp °C
13
16
16
14
14
14
14
14
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
Feels °C
8
12
13
11
10
10
10
10
13
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
16
16
16
14
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
8
0.9
SW
8
1.3
W
8
1.3
W
8
1.5
WSW
9
1.4
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
8
1.1
W
8
1
W
8
1.2
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
1.6
W
11
1.6
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
Energy kJ
138
102
219
223
315
268
240
202
161
124
232
249
1045
1259
1297
1331
1284
1330
991
629
786
855
1173
1154
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
8
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.1
SE
12
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.9
SW
14
1.6
SW
12
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
Energy kJ
80
208
232
223
178
301
280
224
215
205
196
248
31
31
6
25
43
304
695
555
466
350
344
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.4
SW
12
0.2
S
8
0.4
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.1
SW
19
0.2
WSW
18
0.1
S
8
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SW
24
Energy kJ
69
67
63
63
39
6
48
69
92
85
14
32
1
6
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
4
1
WNW
7
Energy kJ
9
101
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
19
29
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
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