Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big Bay today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 11AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Big Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 10 | WSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 352 | 275 | 443 | 390 | 435 | 716 | 847 | 707 | 1697 | 1726 | 1674 | 1581 | 1532 | 1323 | 933 | 1177 | 1119 | 905 | 913 | 698 | 370 | 356 | 598 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:54AM0.96m | 00:06AM1.04m | 12:58PM1.07m | 1:01AM1.13m | 1:36PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:32AM0.61m | 6:08PM0.66m | 6:46AM0.52m | 7:07PM0.56m | 7:27AM0.41m | 7:45PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | WSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 352 | 275 | 443 | 390 | 435 | 716 | 847 | 707 | 1697 | 1726 | 1674 | 1581 | 1532 | 1323 | 933 | 1177 | 1119 | 905 | 913 | 698 | 370 | 356 | 598 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 11 | — | — | SW 11 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 286 | 186 | 214 | 173 | 152 | 64 | 193 | 501 | 130 | — | — | 30 | — | 297 | 260 | — | — | — | 67 | 88 | 224 | 178 | 260 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | W 18 | WSW 17 | — | — | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SW 14 | W 11 |
| kJ | 79 | 212 | — | 6 | 27 | — | — | 136 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 131 | 327 | 242 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | S 4 | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 15 | — | 21 | 41 | 83 | 104 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 |
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