Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big Beach today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big Beach at 12PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 12). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Big Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | S 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 124 | 88 | 86 | 80 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 53 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:47AM0.55m | 3:45PM0.29m | 6:32AM0.52m | 3:49PM0.27m | 7:24AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:18PM0.18m | 10:20PM-0.01m | 1:34PM0.19m | 10:50PM0.02m | 11:21PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | 5:45 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 124 | 88 | 86 | 80 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 53 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | S 16 | NW 13 | NNW 16 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 58 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 12 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 17 | 20 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 363 | 268 | 290 | 403 | 401 | 401 | 401 | 453 | 364 | 253 | 261 | 303 | 255 | 164 | 191 | 237 | 273 | 273 | 245 | 211 | 187 | 181 | 245 | 345 | 389 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 11 | 90 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 35 | 35 | 38 | 38 |
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