Big Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.79° S 18.46° E

Issued: 1 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Big Bay sea temperature is

14.1°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 (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with W swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 7AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m)	11s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m)	14s
Evening (06 Nov)	6.5ft (2.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the E by Sun night).
	Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	0	0	3	4	3	4	3	2	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	0	2	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 11	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	993	804	663	669	1002	1285	1265	1155	1177	1287	1362	1694	3257	3268	3184	3264	2394	1708	1388	1259	1099	844	773	469	403	319
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	WNW	W	WSW	SW	SW	S	SSW	S	S	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	SW	WSW	SSW	ESE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross	cross-on	cross	off	off	off
High Tide	1:15AM1.32m				1:22PM1.48m				1:51AM1.38m				1:56PM1.51m					2:25AM1.42m				2:29PM1.52m				2:56AM1.44m
Low Tide			7:15AM0.28m				7:46PM0.13m				7:52AM0.24m					8:19PM0.10m				8:26AM0.22m				8:49PM0.09m


	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39
	—	—	—	—	—	7:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	7:21
mm	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	16	17	17	17	17	16	15	15	15	15	17	17	16	15	14	13	13	14	21	24	22	22	21	20	20
Feels °C	14	15	16	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	10	7	8	10	10	10	11	18	19	17	20	19	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 11	SW 11
kJ	993	804	663	669	1002	1285	1265	1155	1177	1287	1362	1694	3257	3268	3184	3264	2394	1708	1388	1259	1099	844	773	469	403	319
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 8	NW 12	NW 12	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	SW 11	SW 12	S 11
kJ	343	393	471	331	489	400	305	249	235	170	134	102	73	35	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	268	254	189
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 13	WNW 13	SSW 15	SSW 14	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	SW 16	NW 12	NW 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 11	SW 21	SW 21
kJ	17	17	88	257	15	15	15	6	6	6	6	274	6	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	18	18
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 5	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSE 7	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	90	144	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	15	146	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wedge Garden Route	Off The Wall Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Kamer Van Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Ding Dangs Garden Route	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Kamer Van Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	5	5	2	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	4	29	29	29	456	455	14	0	0	0	39	340	1224	419	400	56	0	0	0	0	39	39	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Sunset Beach	Dungeons	Dungeons	Hout Bay			Off The Wall	Beach Road	Beach Road	Kamer Van	Long Beach					Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay)	Tweede Steen	The Hoek	Kreefte Reef	The Hoek	Olifants Bos	Gordons Bay Harbour	The Hoek	The Hoek	The Hoek	The Hoek
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3			4	4	4	4	3					2	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Hout Bay Cape Town	The Wreck Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Brak River Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Umzumbe Durban/KZN South	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	3	5	2	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	8	8	7	6	7	5	5	5	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	6

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