Big Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.63° N 156.45° W

Big Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big Beach sea temperature is
27.0°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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Big Beach at 9AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Afternoon (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)17s
Evening (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
18
0.7
S
18
0.8
S
18
0.8
S
18
1
S
17
0.9
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
16
1.1
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.5
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
429
311
452
441
559
412
254
326
582
298
210
184
206
206
196
239
126
125
125
115
84
84
119
138
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
25
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
10
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
2:59AM0.38m
3:58PM0.59m
3:35AM0.41m
4:18PM0.58m
4:13AM0.44m
4:37PM0.55m
Low Tide
8:51AM-0.01m
10:04PM0.09m
9:24AM0.01m
10:24PM0.07m
9:57AM0.04m
10:47PM0.05m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:45
6:45
6:44
 mm
Temp °C
25
25
25
27
27
27
25
25
25
25
25
27
27
27
26
25
25
25
26
28
28
27
26
26
Feels °C
25
26
24
27
27
26
24
25
25
25
24
27
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
28
27
26
26
26
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