Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big Beach today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big Beach at 3AM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Big Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 18 | S 17 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 156 | 173 | 156 | 153 | 150 | 148 | 148 | 127 | 179 | 191 | 246 | 218 | 163 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 160 | 156 | 76 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:57PM0.63m | 5:31AM0.32m | 6:27PM0.58m | 6:30AM0.32m | 6:53PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:28AM0.11m | 11:13AM0.01m | 1:01AM0.09m | 11:53AM0.07m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 12 |
| kJ | 156 | 173 | 103 | 150 | 150 | 148 | 148 | 127 | 179 | 191 | 246 | 218 | 163 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 160 | 156 | 76 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | S 17 | SSW 17 | S 16 | SSW 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 150 | 150 | 150 | 153 | 95 | 132 | 54 | 103 | 101 | 100 | 96 | 93 | 92 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 18 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 7 | S 16 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 147 | 75 | 156 | 69 | 54 | 54 | 85 | 54 | 55 | 35 | 6 | 35 | 34 | 21 | 33 | 33 | 2 | 20 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 121 | 89 | 101 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 92 | 93 | 191 | 263 | 263 | 212 | 159 | 204 | 244 | 313 | 304 | 230 | 206 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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