Big Beach surf break

Big Beach surfForecast / HAW – Maui / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 06 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
25.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)
Nearby Cam: 10km away, The Hale Pau Hana Surf Cam


How big are the waves at Big Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Big Beach at 9AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 06). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (06 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (06 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.2
WNW
Period(s) (?)1313131312121212121212121211661514141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)444444423937373736362221252512122120201818183517
Wind
(km/h)
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
5
E
5
SE
5
NNE
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:16AM
0.58
5:40PM
0.27
6:46AM
0.53
6:41PM
0.26
7:12AM
0.47
8:00PM
0.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:45PM
-0.05
12:52PM
0.10
11:24PM
0.00
1:28PM
0.09
12:02AM
0.06
2:04PM
0.08
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Sunrise---7:03-------7:03-------7:03----
Sunset------5:59-------6:00-------6:00-
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232323232425242323232323242424232323232324252423
Feels °C (?)212121212224222121212222242423222323232326282625
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