Big Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.63° N 156.45° W

Big Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big Beach sea temperature is
27.4°C
0.7° 

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


How big are the waves at Big Beach today (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Big Beach at 11AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (16 Oct)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (16 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
183
81
80
176
170
110
107
103
102
100
99
92
58
87
85
84
84
84
83
82
76
73
69
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
30
ENE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:57AM0.45m
9:50AM0.44m
11:23AM0.45m
Low Tide
11:35PM0.06m
00:17AM0.10m
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clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
25
26
28
28
27
26
25
25
24
25
26
27
26
25
25
25
24
25
27
27
26
25
25
Feels °C
25
26
28
28
27
26
24
25
23
24
25
25
25
24
25
24
23
24
26
26
24
23
22
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