Big Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.63° N 156.45° W

Big Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big Beach sea temperature is
26.5° C
0.3° 

Big Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Big Beach today (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big Beach at 11AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 28). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (28 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (28 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.6
S
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
S
13
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
207
195
192
195
198
198
198
195
243
189
137
137
133
173
229
136
131
119
192
184
173
168
168
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:23AM0.29m
4:13PM0.60m
3:02AM0.31m
4:38PM0.61m
3:40AM0.33m
5:03PM0.60m
Low Tide
8:33AM-0.04m
10:31PM0.14m
9:06AM-0.04m
10:55PM0.12m
9:37AM-0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:05
7:05
7:04
 mm
Temp °C
26
26
28
28
28
26
25
25
25
25
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
28
28
27
27
26
Feels °C
29
28
30
31
31
29
27
28
29
29
29
30
30
30
28
28
28
28
30
29
27
28
27
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