
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big Bay today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 11AM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Big Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
695 | 1321 | 1895 | 2334 | 2310 | 2305 | 1886 | 1724 | 1550 | 1319 | 1298 | 1229 | 1048 | 1048 | 878 | 861 | 857 | 860 | 901 | 1123 | 1279 | 7766 | 9317 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:15AM1.07m | 8:37PM1.19m | 9:22AM1.00m | 9:43PM1.11m | 10:48AM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:09PM0.51m | 3:14AM0.51m | 3:14PM0.60m | 4:34AM0.55m | 4:48PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
695 | 1321 | 1895 | 2334 | 2310 | 2305 | 1886 | 1724 | 1550 | 1319 | 1298 | 1229 | 1048 | 1048 | 878 | 861 | 857 | 860 | 901 | 1123 | 1279 | 7766 | 9317 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 20 | WSW 13 | — |
77 | 56 | 39 | 25 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 42 | 115 | 108 | 290 | 254 | 152 | 187 | 196 | 151 | 1081 | 135 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 23 | SW 21 | WSW 13 | — | — |
56 | 31 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 116 | 133 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 15 | 19 | 40 | 76 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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