Big Beach surf break

Big Beach surfForecast / HAW – Maui / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 HST
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Big Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Big Beach sea temperature is
25.8° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Big Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Big Beach at 8AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 13). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (13 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (13 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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

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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.8
WNW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SW
0.7
W
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.7
W
0.6
NW
Period(s) (?)16161514151414141413131313666555666616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1532422152062172642062031608385848314915111878463732485340167
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
15
E
10
E
5
SE
25
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
W
15
N
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:00AM
0.43
2:31AM
0.47
11:36AM
0.22
3:00AM
0.51
12:55PM
0.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:59PM
0.00
9:43AM
0.16
6:47PM
-0.02
9:44AM
0.15
7:29PM
-0.04
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise---7:03-------7:03-------7:03----
Sunset------6:04-------6:05-------6:05-
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------2451--
Temp. °C222222222425242323232323242424242524232221222222
Feels °C (?)202121222424232324232425232122222323232322202020
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