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Big Bay Surf Forecast / Cape Town / South Africa

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How big are the waves at Big Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 2PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 2.
Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
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Morning (10 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Afternoon (10 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Evening (10 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Big Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | 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 | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Energy (?) | 455 | 394 | 337 | 268 | 225 | 193 | 140 | 211 | 480 | 869 | 1665 | 1693 | 3347 | 3794 | 4231 | 6277 | 6962 | 7243 | 6645 | 6303 | 5711 | 3919 | 3624 | 3462 | 2346 | 1927 | 2452 | 2620 | 3661 | 3034 | 5354 | 5196 | 5239 | 6238 | 9865 | 18179 | 11016 | 7456 | 5093 | 3452 | 2770 | 5091 | 4410 | 2123 | 2550 | 2749 | 2643 | 2661 | 2682 | 2146 | 1974 | 1844 | 1712 | 1126 | 826 | 1473 | 2517 | 7704 | 7401 | 13485 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:25AM 1.17 | 9:04PM 1.33 | 9:43AM 1.13 | 10:13PM 1.33 | 10:58AM 1.15 | 11:17PM 1.35 | 12:02PM 1.19 | 12:12AM 1.38 | 12:55PM 1.25 | 1:01AM 1.40 | 1:40PM 1.30 | 1:45AM 1.41 | 2:21PM 1.34 | 2:26AM 1.41 | 2:58PM 1.36 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:33PM 0.38 | 3:39AM 0.39 | 3:45PM 0.43 | 4:52AM 0.36 | 4:57PM 0.43 | 5:55AM 0.30 | 6:00PM 0.41 | 6:46AM 0.25 | 6:54PM 0.37 | 7:31AM 0.21 | 7:41PM 0.34 | 8:11AM 0.18 | 8:24PM 0.31 | 8:49AM 0.17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: the tide data above is for Beach Road which is 7 km away. Surf properties and timing are calculated for Big Bay.New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | 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 | |
Summary | clear | cloudy | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | mod. rain | mod. rain | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | light rain | light rain | mod. rain | light rain | light rain | mod. rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | cloudy | cloudy | light rain | mod. rain | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | light rain | light rain | mod. rain | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | light rain |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Temp. °C | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C (?) | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - |
Sunset | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:44 | - |
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