Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big Bay today (05 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 4PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Big Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 377 | 600 | 659 | 1062 | 1027 | 993 | 804 | 682 | 669 | 890 | 1285 | 1249 | 1174 | 1137 | 1117 | 1174 | 1460 | 2977 | 3220 | 3930 | 3028 | 2322 | 1708 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 12:43PM1.43m | 1:15AM1.32m | 1:22PM1.48m | 1:51AM1.38m | 1:56PM1.51m | 2:25AM1.42m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:10PM0.20m | 7:15AM0.28m | 7:46PM0.13m | 7:52AM0.24m | 8:19PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 |
 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | 7:20 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 373 | 600 | 659 | 1062 | 1027 | 993 | 804 | 682 | 669 | 584 | 1285 | 1249 | 1174 | 1137 | 1117 | 1174 | 1460 | 2977 | 3220 | 5 | 3028 | 2322 | 1708 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 377 | 189 | 428 | 421 | 355 | 393 | 393 | 380 | 331 | 890 | 356 | 305 | 209 | 196 | 189 | 126 | 97 | 73 | 52 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | SSW 13 | W 9 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 160 | 261 | 181 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 257 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 274 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 124 | 3930 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 34 | 455 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 34 | 419 | 456 | 400 | 50 |
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