Big Bay is a surf beach in Cidade do Cabo, Western Cape, South Africa.

Cape Town · Western Cape · South Africa

Big Bay

Today · beginner: ideal · 0.7 m waist high · moderate wind

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0.7 m now · to be confirmed

Now at the beach

Forecast for now

SURFBOOKING FORECAST 0.7m now at the spot RefiningRead at 23:19 (South Africa)

Small surf · favourable conditions for beginners · still refining

Soft 0.7 m waves with moderate wind. If it's your first time (or your first times), the sea works, and this day's reading is still firming up. The forecast may change: confirm two hours before.

★ The same beach is gold for one level and flat for another — we tell you which one is yours.

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Forecast · next 7 days

Now 0.7 m. Best day: SAT 7, 1.1 m.

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Suggestion by level

Wave 1.0m at the spot · swell SW 1.4m out at sea · 9sWind SSE · 17 km/h

Best surf: done for today · tomorrow 07–09h

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Overall = wave quality · By level = whether it suits you

overall4.5 · 07h

Sand bottom. The tide does not enter this beach's score.

Sea qualityGoodEpic

1.0

1732

1.0

2039

1.0

1839

1.0

1839

0.9

1941

0.9

1841

0.9

2144

0.9

2347

0.9

2550

0.9

2550

0.8

2449

0.8

2648

0.8

2649

0.8

2547

Wave height (m) · number and bar, hour by hourWind (km/h)Gusts

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Today's hourly

Waves (m) Wind (km/h) Gusts Tide (low → high)

Today's hourly

Waves (m) Wind (km/h) Gusts Tide (low → high)

Suggestion by level

Wave 0.7m at the spot · swell SW 0.9m out at sea · 8sWind SE · 4 km/h

Best surf 07–09h

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Overall = wave quality · By level = whether it suits you

overall3.0 · 07h

Sand bottom. The tide does not enter this beach's score.

Sea qualityGoodEpic

0.7

410

0.7

211

0.6

112

0.6

721

0.6

1229

0.6

1535

0.6

1637

0.6

1737

0.6

1840

0.7

1739

0.7

1837

0.7

1837

0.7

1735

0.7

1832

Wave height (m) · number and bar, hour by hourWind (km/h)Gusts

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Tuesday 3 November tomorrow

Waves (m) Wind (km/h) Gusts Tide (low → high)

Tuesday 3 November tomorrow

Waves (m) Wind (km/h) Gusts Tide (low → high)

Suggestion by level

Wave 0.6m at the spot · swell SW 0.8m out at sea · 8sWind ENE · 2 km/h

Best surf 07–09h

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Overall = wave quality · By level = whether it suits you

overall3.4 · 08h

Sand bottom. The tide does not enter this beach's score.

Sea qualityGoodEpic

0.6

211

0.6

111

0.6

720

0.6

1330

0.6

1736

0.5

1636

0.5

1636

0.5

1536

0.5

1534

0.5

1334

0.5

1428

0.5

1428

0.5

1225

Wave height (m) · number and bar, hour by hourWind (km/h)Gusts

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Wednesday 4 November in 2 days

Waves (m) Wind (km/h) Gusts Tide (low → high)

Wednesday 4 November in 2 days

Waves (m) Wind (km/h) Gusts Tide (low → high)

Suggestion by level

Wave 1.2m at the spot · swell WSW 1.5m out at sea · 8sWind WNW · 24 km/h

Best surf 17–19h

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Overall = wave quality · By level = whether it suits you

overall4.1 · 18h

Sand bottom. The tide does not enter this beach's score.

Sea qualityGoodEpic

0.7

1019

0.8

1733

0.9

2040

0.9

2345

1.0

2448

1.0

2550

1.0

2553

1.0

2451

1.1

2551

1.1

2551

1.2

2450

1.2

2447

1.3

2345

1.3

2241

Wave height (m) · number and bar, hour by hourWind (km/h)Gusts

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Thursday 5 November in 3 days

Waves (m) Wind (km/h) Gusts Tide (low → high)

Thursday 5 November in 3 days

Waves (m) Wind (km/h) Gusts Tide (low → high)

Suggestion by level

Wave 1.2m at the spot · swell WSW 1.5m out at sea · 8sWind NW · 13 km/h

Best surf 07–09h

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Overall = wave quality · By level = whether it suits you

overall4.4 · 07h

Sand bottom. The tide does not enter this beach's score.

Sea qualityGoodEpic

1.2

1321

1.2

1528

1.2

1834

1.2

2141

1.1

2446

1.1

2348

1.1

2247

1.1

2247

1.1

2246

1.1

2146

1.1

2145

1.0

1844

1.0

1443

1.0

1041

Wave height (m) · number and bar, hour by hourWind (km/h)Gusts

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Friday 6 November in 4 days

Waves (m) Wind (km/h) Gusts Tide (low → high)

Friday 6 November in 4 days

Waves (m) Wind (km/h) Gusts Tide (low → high)

Suggestion by level

Wave 1.1m at the spot · swell SW 1.7m out at sea · 9sWind SSE · 24 km/h

Best surf 17–19h

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Overall = wave quality · By level = whether it suits you

overall5.0 · 18h

Sand bottom. The tide does not enter this beach's score.

Sea qualityGoodEpic

0.8

511

0.9

512

0.8

717

0.9

1126

0.9

1533

1.0

1739

1.0

2144

1.0

2448

1.1

2550

1.1

2551

1.1

2551

1.1

2451

1.2

2350

1.2

2249

Wave height (m) · number and bar, hour by hourWind (km/h)Gusts

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Saturday 7 November in 5 days

Waves (m) Wind (km/h) Gusts Tide (low → high)

Saturday 7 November in 5 days

Waves (m) Wind (km/h) Gusts Tide (low → high)

Suggestion by level

Wave 1.0m at the spot · swell SSW 1.5m out at sea · 9sWind SE · 13 km/h

Best surf 09–11h

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Overall = wave quality · By level = whether it suits you

overall4.7 · 07h

Sand bottom. The tide does not enter this beach's score.

Sea qualityGoodEpic

1.0

1329

0.9

1228

0.9

1127

0.9

1027

0.8

926

0.8

626

0.8

626

0.8

626

0.8

727

0.8

927

0.8

1228

0.7

1529

0.7

1729

0.7

1730

Wave height (m) · number and bar, hour by hourWind (km/h)Gusts

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Sunday 8 November in 6 days

Waves (m) Wind (km/h) Gusts Tide (low → high)

Sunday 8 November in 6 days

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The sea right now

Live map

This peak is sheltered from part of the swell by the coastline — SurfBooking Forecast already accounts for it, hour by hour.

Sea flow

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About the beach

Big Bay

A sandy beach break at Bloubergstrand, north of the city, with rights and lefts. Steeper than Muizenberg, with rip currents and rocks at the ends; cold water.

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Surfing Big Bay

Big Bay is a surf beach in Cidade do Cabo, South Africa.

What level is Big Bay for?

Big Bay has no fixed level, and that is the question Surf Booking answers every day: the same sea suits a beginner and does not suit an advanced surfer, or the other way round. On this page the sea at this beach is read hour by hour and by level — beginner, intermediate and advanced — for the next 7 days, and the verdict is this beach's, not the region's.