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Big Bay Surf Forecast
/ Cape Town (69 surf breaks) /
Big Bay surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 21 Nov 2024 SAST
How big are the waves at Big Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Big Bay at 10PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 21). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Big Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 644 | 678 | 736 | 1641 | 1663 | 1568 | 1569 | 1545 | 1331 | 1240 | 1259 | 1259 | 1575 | 1860 | 1966 | 1702 | 1674 | 1403 | 1092 | 1130 | 1017 | 831 | 756 | 396 | 258 | 303 | 231 | 170 | 177 | 144 | 120 | 96 | 116 | 443 | 826 | 1203 | 3399 | 4217 | 4911 | 5362 | 5517 | 5221 | 4823 | 3952 | 3335 | 2894 | 2575 | 2090 | 1980 | 1878 | 1616 | 1308 | 1075 | 863 | 664 | 683 | 792 | 686 | 509 | 476 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:19PM 1.07 | 8:09AM 1.14 | 8:39PM 0.99 | 9:29AM 1.12 | 10:10PM 0.98 | 10:41AM 1.15 | 11:22PM 1.03 | 11:35AM 1.21 | 12:12AM 1.10 | 12:17PM 1.27 | 12:52AM 1.17 | 12:54PM 1.32 | 1:27AM 1.24 | 1:28PM 1.37 | 2:00AM 1.30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:33AM 0.49 | 2:42PM 0.57 | 2:50AM 0.56 | 4:14PM 0.57 | 4:13AM 0.57 | 5:24PM 0.51 | 5:20AM 0.54 | 6:12PM 0.43 | 6:09AM 0.50 | 6:49PM 0.35 | 6:50AM 0.44 | 7:22PM 0.28 | 7:25AM 0.39 | 7:53PM 0.22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 7:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:38 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 16 |
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