
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big Bay today (10 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 10PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Big Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2056 | 1896 | 1258 | 1258 | 1498 | 1376 | 1310 | 1177 | 833 | 629 | 937 | 814 | 669 | 645 | 561 | 469 | 392 | 324 | 312 | 260 | 214 | 209 | 173 | 166 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:57PM1.34m | 12:49PM1.25m | 1:03AM1.41m | 1:48PM1.36m | 2:02AM1.49m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:37PM0.45m | 6:34AM0.26m | 6:51PM0.37m | 7:34AM0.17m | 7:53PM0.26m | 8:26AM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | |
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
2056 | 1896 | 1258 | 1258 | 1498 | 1376 | 1310 | 1177 | 833 | 629 | 937 | 814 | 669 | 645 | 561 | 469 | 392 | 324 | 312 | 260 | 214 | 209 | 173 | 166 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | S 7 | S 7 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
52 | 77 | 147 | 103 | 132 | 121 | 116 | 116 | 244 | 282 | 175 | 163 | 152 | 149 | 112 | 112 | 110 | 102 | 96 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 41 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | — | W 11 | W 19 | W 14 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
— | — | 103 | 136 | — | 121 | 7 | 32 | 166 | 178 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 40 | 37 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | SSE 7 | — | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
137 | 169 | 177 | 171 | 144 | — | 132 | — | — | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
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