Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big Bay today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 1AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Big Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
567 | 622 | 416 | 452 | 358 | 207 | 168 | 407 | 558 | 648 | 698 | 685 | 544 | 892 | 859 | 903 | 1083 | 1167 | 1633 | 1330 | 1657 | 1191 | 2247 | 2390 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:34PM1.53m | 3:49AM1.58m | 4:23PM1.54m | 4:39AM1.53m | 5:12PM1.53m | 5:29AM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:41PM0.12m | 10:08AM0.01m | 10:32PM0.13m | 10:55AM0.05m | 11:24PM0.17m | 11:42AM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | |
5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
567 | 622 | 208 | 452 | 358 | 207 | 168 | 407 | 558 | 648 | 698 | 685 | 544 | 892 | 859 | 903 | 1083 | 1167 | 1633 | 888 | 1657 | 1191 | 2247 | 2390 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SW 10 | S 7 | — | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 7 | S 6 | — | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — |
76 | 19 | — | 145 | 65 | 68 | 102 | 16 | 166 | — | — | 80 | 211 | 113 | 68 | — | 19 | 510 | 379 | 1330 | 1004 | 875 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | — | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 17 | 35 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 99 | — | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 10 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
— | — | 416 | — | 58 | 117 | 86 | 161 | 192 | 113 | 138 | 138 | 134 | 140 | 118 | 78 | 160 | 171 | 155 | 97 | 122 | 173 | 121 | 122 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
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