Big Bay Surf Break

Big Bay, South Africa Weather Observations

Lat Long: 33.79° S 18.46° E

Issued: 7 am 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big Bay sea temperature is
14.1° C

2.0°C colder than average for this time of year

Big Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Big Bay based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Big Bay right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Big Bay

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Robben Island

8 km WSW2 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
wind obs. (7 kph from 60 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
15.1 °C-
-
-
-
-

Plattekloof Glen wx

14 km SE29 m above sea level

3 hours ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 203°)
20
17 °C-
-
-
-
0

Cape Town - Portnet

14 km S2 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
wind obs. (6 kph from 30 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
13.7 °C-
-

-

Thornton wx

16 km SSE22 m above sea level

50 minutes ago
dry
10
light winds from the SSE
(11 km/h at 156°)
15
21 °C-
-
-
-
0

Observatory wx

16 km S19 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
20
light winds from the S
(19 km/h at 171°)
30
20 °C-
-
-
-
0

In memory of Patrice

17 km S400 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
wind obs. (35 kph from 53 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
21.6 °C-
-
-
-
0

Molteno Reservior

17 km S97 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
-
(- km/h at -°)
16.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

Cape Town

21 km S70 m above sea level

49 minutes ago
dry
wind obs. (6 kph from 0 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
19 °C-
-
-
-
0

Cape Town International Airport

23 km SE212 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearno report
wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
14.8 °C0.0
0.0
-
-
-

Shoebury Heights wx

24 km S624 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 32°)
5
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Big Bay and within an acceptable time window.

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