Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big Bay today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 12AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Big Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1773 | 1465 | 1465 | 1045 | 1077 | 669 | 578 | 534 | 458 | 426 | 370 | 383 | 463 | 531 | 471 | 471 | 455 | 430 | 422 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:08PM1.31m | 2:13AM1.33m | 2:36PM1.42m | 2:44AM1.41m | 3:04PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:17PM0.34m | 8:27AM0.21m | 8:46PM0.24m | 8:54AM0.14m | 9:15PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 1773 | 1465 | 1465 | 1045 | 1077 | 669 | 578 | 534 | 458 | 363 | 370 | 383 | 463 | 531 | 471 | 471 | 455 | 430 | 422 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 11 | S 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 146 | 54 | 294 | 168 | 198 | 177 | 137 | 170 | 289 | 426 | 359 | 328 | 322 | 269 | 256 | 247 | 186 | 183 | 176 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | W 18 | — | S 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 154 | 51 | 163 | 180 | 288 | 357 | 270 | 196 | 191 | 55 | 6 | — | 17 | 26 | 53 | 67 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 141 | 151 | 139 | 273 | 273 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
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