Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big Bay today (28 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 7AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Jun) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Jun) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Big Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sun morning, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1408 | 1817 | 2385 | 2993 | 4623 | 4437 | 3923 | 9521 | 8705 | 7140 | 6227 | 5794 | 5395 | 5092 | 4207 | 3587 | 3126 | 2800 | 2483 | 2099 | 1721 | 1565 | 1358 | 1255 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:06AM1.29m | 2:40PM1.28m | 2:44AM1.33m | 3:15PM1.32m | 3:20AM1.35m | 3:50PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:31AM0.27m | 8:45PM0.37m | 9:05AM0.24m | 9:20PM0.34m | 9:38AM0.21m | 9:55PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 11 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1408 | 1817 | 2385 | 2993 | 4623 | 3790 | 3923 | 9521 | 8705 | 7140 | 6227 | 5794 | 5395 | 5092 | 4207 | 3587 | 3126 | 2800 | 2483 | 2099 | 1721 | 1565 | 1358 | 1255 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | S 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 216 | 216 | 356 | 716 | 1822 | 3074 | 3502 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | 41 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 23 | SW 21 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 21 | 162 | 553 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 46 | 124 | 237 | 3846 | 4437 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 192 | 274 | 379 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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