Big Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 20.63° N 156.45° W

Issued: 1 am 11 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Big Beach sea temperature is

26.8°C

Big Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Big Beach today (11 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big Beach at 8AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 11). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (HST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	15s
Afternoon (11 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	15s
Evening (11 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	17s

Table - waves today at Big Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 11								Thursday 12								Friday 13								Sat 14
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	S 15	SSW 15	NW 17	NW 17	NW 17	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	NW 15	NW 15	NW 15	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	S 12	S 12	NW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	85	83	77	110	72	72	102	142	127	124	88	86	80	76	75	74	53	32	30	28	27	27	27	25	25	27
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide			5:09AM0.57m			3:27PM0.31m					5:47AM0.55m			3:45PM0.29m					6:32AM0.52m			3:49PM0.27m
Low Tide					11:27AM0.17m			9:51PM-0.03m					12:18PM0.18m			10:20PM-0.01m					1:34PM0.19m			10:50PM0.02m


	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33
	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	5:45
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	24	24	25	26	26	25	24	24	24	24	24	25	26	25	24	24	23	23	24	25	26	25	24	24	23	23
Feels °C	23	22	23	24	23	23	22	22	22	24	23	23	24	22	22	22	21	21	23	23	25	24	23	23	22	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	S 15	SSW 15	S 15	NW 17	NW 17	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	NW 15	NW 15	NW 15	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12
kJ	85	83	77	110	72	68	102	142	127	124	88	86	80	76	75	74	53	32	29	28	27	26	26	25	25	25
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	NW 17	S 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	SSW 12	S 12	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	S 16	S 16	NW 13
kJ	44	44	42	22	21	72	67	69	64	58	32	32	32	31	31	30	28	27	30	27	27	27	27	20	20	27
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 12	SSW 15	SSW 14	NW 12	NW 17	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	SSW 13	S 10	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 16	WNW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	14	21	21	6	47	21	20	20	9	9	9	17	8	7	7	6	24	23	22	22	21	20	20	17	25	25
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6
kJ	302	353	356	440	403	356	481	440	440	440	352	342	331	345	345	453	453	403	401	401	309	233	237	245	273	282
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Little Beach HAW - Maui	Kihei Cove HAW - Maui	Little Beach HAW - Maui	Kihei Cove HAW - Maui	Kihei Cove HAW - Maui	Pine Trees HAW - Big Island	Little Beach HAW - Maui	Little Beach HAW - Maui	Dumps HAW - Maui	Dumps HAW - Maui	Kihei Cove HAW - Maui	Kihei Cove HAW - Maui	Kihei Cove HAW - Maui	Spencer Beach Park HAW - Big Island	Spencer Beach Park HAW - Big Island	Kihei Cove HAW - Maui	Kihei Cove HAW - Maui	Kihei Cove HAW - Maui	Kihei Cove HAW - Maui	Kihei Cove HAW - Maui	Kihei Cove HAW - Maui	Kihei Cove HAW - Maui	Kihei Cove HAW - Maui	Dumps HAW - Maui	Dumps HAW - Maui	Kihei Cove HAW - Maui
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	11	0	11	11	114	0	0	2	2	11	11	11	94	94	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	2	2	11
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	3		1	1	4	4	4	1	1			1	3	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Mavericks CAL - San Mateo	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Mavericks CAL - San Mateo	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	6	2	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	6	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	8	9	8	7	7	7	9	6	5	5	8	4	4	4	4	4	8	6	9	7	5

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