Big Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.63° N 156.45° W

Big Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big Beach sea temperature is
27.4°C
0.7° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Big Beach at 8AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (12 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (12 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.4
S
21
0.5
S
21
0.4
S
21
0.5
S
21
0.5
S
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
406
294
212
155
209
272
272
203
184
126
126
123
123
167
165
162
150
103
111
136
216
142
212
192
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
E
20
NE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
4:45AM0.57m
3:43PM0.40m
5:21AM0.55m
3:57PM0.36m
6:00AM0.52m
4:05PM0.33m
Low Tide
10:39AM0.15m
9:56PM-0.02m
11:19AM0.18m
10:18PM-0.01m
12:06PM0.20m
10:42PM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
25
25
25
27
27
27
26
26
25
25
26
27
26
26
26
25
24
24
25
27
27
26
25
25
Feels °C
26
26
26
28
27
27
27
28
27
26
27
29
28
27
27
26
25
25
26
28
28
26
24
26
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