Surf forecast · South Africa · Western Cape
Surf forecast Big Bay (Cape Town) today
Waves, swell and wind at Big Bay (Cape Town) (Western Cape, South Africa) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.
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Right now
Fun cross-shore.
Big Bay (Cape Town) surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Saturday 24 October
No daylight hours left today: see tomorrow.
Sunday 25 October
Fun Best window 06:00–09:00: fun, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.2 m · 7 s ↑SW | 1.0 m · 7 s ↑SW | 17–30 km/h ↑SSE cross-shore |
| 09:00 | 1.2 m · 7 s ↑SSW | 0.9 m · 7 s ↑SW | 18–36 km/h ↑SSE cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 1.2 m · 6 s ↑SSW | 0.7 m · 6 s ↑SW | 23–46 km/h ↑SSE cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 1.4 m · 6 s ↑SSW | 0.7 m · 6 s ↑SW | 27–52 km/h ↑SSE cross-shore |
| 18:00 | 1.5 m · 6 s ↑SSW | 0.8 m · 6 s ↑SW | 31–55 km/h ↑SSE cross-shore |
Monday 26 October
Fun Best window 06:00–09:00: fun, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.4 m · 7 s ↑SSW | 1.0 m · 5 s ↑SSW | 7–10 km/h ↑S light wind |
| 09:00 | 1.4 m · 7 s ↑SSW | 0.9 m · 6 s ↑SW | 14–30 km/h ↑S cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 1.4 m · 7 s ↑SW | 0.8 m · 9 s ↑WSW | 20–41 km/h ↑S cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 1.5 m · 7 s ↑SW | 0.8 m · 9 s ↑WSW | 28–54 km/h ↑S cross-shore |
| 18:00 | 1.4 m · 7 s ↑SW | 0.9 m · 9 s ↑WSW | 23–49 km/h ↑SSE cross-shore |
Tuesday 27 October
Fun Best window 06:00–09:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.1 m · 8 s ↑WSW | 1.1 m · 7 s ↑SW | 6–12 km/h ↑E light wind |
| 09:00 | 1.1 m · 8 s ↑WSW | 1.0 m · 7 s ↑WSW | 7–18 km/h ↑WNW light wind |
| 12:00 | 1.0 m · 8 s ↑WSW | 1.0 m · 7 s ↑WSW | 17–37 km/h ↑WSW onshore |
| 15:00 | 1.0 m · 8 s ↑WSW | 0.9 m · 7 s ↑WSW | 21–43 km/h ↑WSW onshore |
| 18:00 | 1.0 m · 8 s ↑WSW | 0.9 m · 7 s ↑WSW | 15–34 km/h ↑SW cross-shore |
Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.
Forecast for Sat 21:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 19:11 UTC
Waves map around Big Bay (Cape Town)
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Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.
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Questions
- Is there surf at Big Bay (Cape Town) today?
- Fun: waves 1.2 m at 7 s from SW, swell 0.9 m · 7 s SW (Sat 21:00).
- Is the wind offshore at Big Bay (Cape Town)?
- Wind 20 km/h from SSE: cross-shore for a beach facing W.
- When is the best time to surf Big Bay (Cape Town) today?
- No daylight hours are left today; the table shows the next days.
- How warm is the water at Big Bay (Cape Town)?
- 16.8 °C
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.
Nearby surf spots
Llandudno 26 km · Muizenberg 38 km · Long Beach (Kommetjie) 39 km · Elands Bay 164 km · Victoria Bay 382 km · Seal Point (Cape St Francis) 594 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Big Bay (Cape Town), and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.