Big Beach surf break

Big Beach surfForecast / HAW – Maui / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 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
25.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Big Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Big Beach at 3AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 28). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (29 Apr)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (29 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.3
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
37
36
36
36
36
36
21
14
25
25
25
24
24
46
81
82
46
86
69
110
71
72
122
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:41PM0.43m
1:54AM0.37m
3:13PM0.48m
2:16AM0.35m
3:44PM0.51m
2:39AM0.33m
Low Tide
8:17PM0.09m
8:09AM-0.03m
8:59PM0.10m
8:29AM-0.05m
9:39PM0.11m
8:51AM-0.07m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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5:56
5:56
5:54
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6:49
6:49
6:49
6:50
1
Temp °C
25
23
23
23
22
23
25
25
24
23
23
23
22
23
25
25
25
23
23
23
22
24
25
25
24
22
22
22
21
22
24
24
21
21
22
22
21
21
23
23
23
21
22
22
21
23
23
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
S
18
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
16
Energy kJ
37
37
36
36
36
36
36
21
12
12
25
16
15
15
46
81
82
46
86
69
110
71
72
122
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
12
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
S
18
0.2
SSW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
11
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
7
7
6
14
14
17
12
25
11
5
14
14
29
28
14
13
12
59
61
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.1
SW
18
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
14
0.1
NW
12
0.1
SW
16
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
13
0.1
SW
11
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.1
NW
12
Energy kJ
2
12
2
4
2
2
4
6
10
25
13
5
24
24
5
5
5
5
5
32
31
12
12
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
7
1.5
E
5
1.4
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.4
E
5
1.6
E
6
1.4
E
5
1.4
E
5
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.7
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.7
E
6
1.9
E
6
Energy kJ
123
119
108
83
150
65
52
68
100
152
113
109
134
138
144
158
191
164
139
144
139
141
193
275
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
38
36
36
38
35
38
38
38
38
2
35
38
38
35
2
0
0
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Maui
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
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