Big Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.79° S 18.46° E

Issued: 1 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Big Bay sea temperature is

14.3° 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 (08 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 5PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	13s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	13s
Evening (08 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 8					Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	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)	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	4	3	3	3	3	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1535	1265	1408	2832	3062	3275	2834	3104	2734	2615	1972	2672	2545	2713	2672	2423	2230	2121	2056	1453	1676	1258	1376	1240
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide	9:01AM1.10m				9:26PM1.29m				10:21AM1.10m				10:42PM1.29m					11:40AM1.15m				11:57PM1.34m
Low Tide			2:52PM0.47m				4:03AM0.39m				4:12PM0.49m					5:22AM0.34m				5:37PM0.45m				6:34AM0.26m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—
	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	5:52
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	17	16	14	13	12	12	12	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	12	14	15	14	12	12	11	11
Feels °C	15	15	14	11	9	8	8	9	10	9	9	8	9	8	8	8	9	11	12	11	9	9	8	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	1535	1265	1408	2832	3062	3275	2834	3104	2734	2615	1972	2672	2545	2713	2672	2423	2230	2121	2056	1453	1676	1258	1376	1240
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 16	SW 16	—	—	S 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 13	SW 13	W 14	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 12	W 12	S 7	W 12	W 11
kJ	781	1172	1039	—	—	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	796	431	16	37	34	82	110	141	103	132	155
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 12	W 12	W 11
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	136	132	118
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SSW 5	—	SSE 5	S 10	—	—	—	S 6	—	SSE 5	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 6	S 7	SSE 6	SSE 7	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	43	—	52	196	—	—	—	119	—	48	—	—	—	—	—	135	147	161	149	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	3	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	129	6	70	15	0	0	0	14	340	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4		5		4	4	5	4	4		4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	7	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	7	9	9	9	8	6	6	6	5	6	6	5	5	6	7	8	8	8	5	5	5

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