# Surf forecast for Big Bay

> Big Bay is a surf spot in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. Daily surf ratings from 0 to 10 by Lazy Surf Report, with the best time to surf and the swell, wind, tide and water temperature at that time.

- Source: [Lazy Surf Report — Big Bay](https://www.lazy-surf-report.com/surf-forecast/south-africa/western-cape/big-bay)
- Updated: 2026-10-31T05:01:07.151+00:00 (refreshed daily)
- Times are local to the spot (Africa/Johannesburg).
- Coordinates: -33.797979374698, 18.4584259986877
- Rating scale: 8-10 Perfect, 5-7 Good, 3-4 Average, 0-2 Bad.

Best day this week: Tuesday, November 3 (7/10, Good), 5am to 9am.

## Day by day

### Sunday, November 1 — 5/10 (Good)

Best from 10am to 12pm.

At 10am: 1.8 m swell at 10 s from the WSW (243°), 19 km/h SSE wind (cross-offshore, gusting 40 km/h), tide 0.8 m, water 13°C.

### Monday, November 2 — 6/10 (Good)

Best from 5am to 10am.

At 5am: 1.6 m swell at 10 s from the WSW (238°), 12 km/h SSE wind (cross-offshore, gusting 23 km/h), tide 0.3 m, water 12°C.

### Tuesday, November 3 — 7/10 (Good)

Best from 5am to 9am.

At 5am: 1.3 m swell at 9 s from the SW (223°), 2 km/h ESE wind (offshore, gusting 15 km/h), tide 0.2 m, water 11°C.

### Wednesday, November 4 — 7/10 (Good)

Best from 5am to 9am.

At 5am: 1.3 m swell at 10 s from the SW (222°), 2 km/h ESE wind (offshore, gusting 12 km/h), tide 0.2 m, water 12°C.

### Thursday, November 5 — 3/10 (Average)

Best hour is 5am (3/10).

At 5am: 1.1 m swell at 10 s from the SW (232°), 15 km/h NW wind (cross-onshore, gusting 15 km/h), tide 0.2 m, water 13°C.

### Friday, November 6 — 1/10 (Bad)

Best hour is 9am (6/10).

At 9am: 1.6 m swell at 11 s from the WSW (240°), 9 km/h NW wind (cross-onshore, gusting 13 km/h), tide 0.2 m, water 14°C.

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