
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big Bay today (03 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 12AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (03 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Big Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu night, light winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sun 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 8 | SW 12 | WNW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
456 | 400 | 388 | 476 | 515 | 466 | 459 | 392 | 333 | 350 | 303 | 224 | 205 | 165 | 129 | 208 | 264 | 304 | 366 | 301 | 280 | 224 | 215 | 208 | |
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 | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:57PM1.40m | 5:02AM1.33m | 5:31PM1.40m | 5:37AM1.30m | 6:06PM1.39m | 6:15AM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03PM0.32m | 11:12AM0.21m | 11:39PM0.33m | 11:44AM0.24m | 00:16AM0.35m | 12:19PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | |
5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
456 | 400 | 388 | 476 | 515 | 373 | 459 | 357 | 332 | 270 | 203 | 173 | 138 | 124 | 72 | 90 | 217 | 304 | 366 | 300 | 277 | 202 | 161 | 124 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 9 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
78 | 102 | 288 | 292 | 411 | 466 | 40 | 24 | 23 | 200 | 303 | 224 | 205 | 165 | 71 | 208 | 232 | 223 | 176 | 301 | 280 | 224 | 215 | 208 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | SSE 8 | SW 18 | SW 19 | S 8 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 11 | WSW 12 | S 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
33 | 33 | 149 | 81 | 64 | 41 | 13 | 12 | 57 | 12 | 88 | 111 | 108 | 130 | 129 | 67 | 63 | 9 | 29 | 6 | 48 | 69 | 94 | 85 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 4 | N 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
117 | 203 | 32 | 56 | 32 | 34 | 348 | 392 | 333 | 350 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 126 | 98 | 264 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 342 | 181 | 163 | 79 | 102 | 36 | 36 | 34 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 34 |
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