Big Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.79° S 18.46° E

Big Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big Bay sea temperature is
13.6°C
2.0° 

Big Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Big Bay today (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 1AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (27 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (27 Aug)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed night, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.2
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
458
365
370
383
463
463
480
471
455
370
363
351
297
277
280
265
519
542
446
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
E
10
E
5
E
10
NE
10
NE
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
0
NW
0
N
5
SW
5
SW
5
ENE
0
N
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:36PM1.42m
2:44AM1.41m
3:04PM1.52m
3:14AM1.47m
3:32PM1.59m
Low Tide
8:46PM0.24m
8:54AM0.14m
9:15PM0.16m
9:21AM0.09m
9:44PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:23
6:24
 mm
Temp °C
25
23
21
20
20
21
21
19
17
16
16
15
14
14
19
20
17
16
16
Feels °C
23
21
19
18
17
18
19
17
15
16
16
15
13
13
19
18
15
14
15
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