Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big Bay today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 1AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Big Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue morning, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thu 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 13 | WSW 11 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 907 | 980 | 925 | 895 | 895 | 678 | 624 | 666 | 2154 | 1245 | 2134 | 7866 | 8960 | 8639 | 8530 | 8174 | 7763 | 6762 | 5258 | 4509 | 3495 | 2719 | 2214 | 1697 |
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-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 9:45PM1.24m | 10:33AM1.05m | 10:48PM1.21m | 11:40AM1.07m | 11:47PM1.20m | 12:36PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:18PM0.50m | 4:28AM0.45m | 4:28PM0.54m | 5:32AM0.44m | 5:37PM0.55m | 6:27AM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 20 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 13 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 907 | 980 | 925 | 895 | 895 | 678 | 624 | 666 | 2154 | 1245 | 1724 | 7866 | 8960 | 8639 | 8530 | 8174 | 7763 | 6762 | 5258 | 4509 | 3495 | 2719 | 2214 | 1697 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | S 15 | — | SW 16 | — | W 7 | WSW 22 | SW 21 | SW 14 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | — | 17 | 17 | — | 251 | — | 144 | 47 | 220 | 478 | 2134 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 157 | — | — | 863 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | W 7 | NNW 4 | WNW 7 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 27 | 37 | 41 | 77 | 193 | 25 | 303 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 97 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 36 | 36 | 29 | 34 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 29 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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