Big Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.63° N 156.45° W

Big Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big Beach sea temperature is
26.5° C
0.4° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big Beach at 8AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 18). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (18 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (18 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
19
0.4
S
19
0.5
S
18
0.5
S
18
0.5
S
18
0.5
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
15
0.9
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
218
165
158
158
158
160
156
76
48
76
76
116
109
157
162
152
153
198
193
412
407
391
353
348
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
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
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:30AM0.32m
6:53PM0.52m
7:40AM0.32m
7:12PM0.46m
9:14AM0.33m
7:22PM0.40m
Low Tide
1:01AM0.09m
11:53AM0.07m
1:35AM0.09m
12:35PM0.14m
2:09AM0.08m
1:27PM0.20m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:08
7:07
7:07
 mm
Temp °C
25
25
26
27
28
27
26
25
25
24
25
27
27
27
25
25
24
24
25
27
27
26
25
25
Feels °C
25
25
26
27
27
26
26
25
25
24
25
27
25
26
24
25
25
25
26
29
28
26
25
26
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