Big Beach surf break

Big Beach surfForecast / HAW – Maui / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm 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
25.9° C
(Which is 1.3°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 1AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 13). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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

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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
1.1
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SW
0.8
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.9
WNW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.5
NW
Period(s) (?)14141413131313566555667716161515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20620316083858483541109162464244655677163198224134132130102
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
SE
20
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
10
N
25
N
25
N
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
ononononononcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:31AM
0.47
11:36AM
0.22
3:00AM
0.51
12:55PM
0.23
3:29AM
0.54
1:47PM
0.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:59PM
0.00
9:43AM
0.16
6:47PM
-0.02
9:44AM
0.15
7:29PM
-0.04
10:00AM
0.13
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise-----7:03-------7:03-------7:03--
Sunset6:04-------6:05-------6:05-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------136---------
Temp. °C242223232323242424252524232322222221202020202222
Feels °C (?)232123232324242122232322212223191917161616161818
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