
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big Bay today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 12AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Big Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
337 | 324 | 265 | 260 | 214 | 209 | 173 | 169 | 132 | 118 | 177 | 220 | 188 | 184 | 165 | 156 | 156 | 153 | 140 | 132 | 243 | 534 | 1097 | 1753 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:02AM1.49m | 2:40PM1.47m | 2:54AM1.55m | 3:27PM1.56m | 3:42AM1.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:53PM0.26m | 8:26AM0.08m | 8:48PM0.17m | 9:14AM0.02m | 9:38PM0.10m | 9:58AM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | |
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
337 | 324 | 265 | 260 | 214 | 209 | 173 | 169 | 132 | 118 | 177 | 220 | 188 | 184 | 165 | 156 | 156 | 153 | 140 | 132 | 129 | 534 | 1097 | 1753 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 12 | S 9 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 9 | W 9 | SW 10 |
110 | 102 | 96 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 41 | 40 | 66 | 90 | 90 | 49 | 47 | 59 | 155 | 55 | 24 | 53 | 109 | 243 | 135 | 104 | 212 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 12 | W 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 12 | S 8 | W 11 | SW 11 | W 11 |
37 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 51 | 39 | 28 | 45 | 61 | 61 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 53 | 109 | 52 | 12 | 41 | 142 | 185 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
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