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Big Bay Surf Forecast
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Big Bay surf Forecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 11 May 2024 SAST
Forecast update in hr min s Update imminent
Big Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Big Bay sea temperature is 13.8°C (Statistics for 11 May 1981-2005 - mean: 17.2 °C max: 18.4 °C min: 15.7 °C)
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Big Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Big Bay sea temperature is 13.8°C (Statistics for 11 May 1981-2005 - mean: 17.2 °C max: 18.4 °C min: 15.7 °C)
How big are the waves at Big Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 6AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 6.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Big Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 3671 | 3331 | 3141 | 2784 | 2544 | 2318 | 2216 | 2047 | 1888 | 1637 | 1453 | 1941 | 2103 | 2306 | 2304 | 1550 | 1474 | 1249 | 954 | 786 | 650 | 583 | 453 | 384 | 338 | 293 | 249 | 446 | 723 | 1195 | 1522 | 1922 | 2121 | 1881 | 2008 | 2257 | 2049 | 2070 | 2626 | 3979 | 4237 | 4401 | 3978 | 3456 | 2786 | 2591 | 2176 | 1975 | 1535 | 1276 | 1255 | 1007 | 908 | 1445 | 2696 | 4124 | 3281 | 2618 | 2148 | 1915 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | cross | glass | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | on | glass | cross | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | glass | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:03AM 1.41 | 5:34PM 1.34 | 5:46AM 1.28 | 6:21PM 1.23 | 6:35AM 1.15 | 7:18PM 1.15 | 7:38AM 1.04 | 8:33PM 1.09 | 9:04AM 0.98 | 9:57PM 1.10 | 10:33AM 0.99 | 11:04PM 1.15 | 11:38AM 1.04 | 11:53PM 1.22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:57PM 0.24 | 11:20AM 0.21 | 11:41PM 0.35 | 12:03PM 0.33 | 12:31AM 0.46 | 12:52PM 0.44 | 1:36AM 0.56 | 1:55PM 0.53 | 3:06AM 0.61 | 3:19PM 0.58 | 4:39AM 0.58 | 4:40PM 0.57 | 5:42AM 0.51 | 5:39PM 0.52 | 6:26AM 0.43 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:33 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
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