Big Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.63° N 156.45° W

Big Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big Beach sea temperature is
27.0° C
0.5° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Big Beach at 10AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 14). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (14 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (14 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sat night, light winds from the ESE by Sun afternoon).

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
15
1.1
S
15
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
14
0.8
S
14
1.3
S
8
0.8
S
17
1
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.7
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
636
522
515
508
411
411
405
315
293
289
284
284
222
222
225
181
250
223
351
513
185
168
219
222
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
45
NE
40
E
30
E
30
E
25
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
4:34AM0.41m
5:11PM0.59m
5:20AM0.42m
5:33PM0.53m
6:07AM0.42m
5:49PM0.48m
Low Tide
10:19AM0.01m
11:25PM0.07m
10:57AM0.06m
11:49PM0.06m
11:35AM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:55
6:54
6:53
 mm
1
1
1
1
3
12
16
1
1
2
3
Temp °C
25
25
26
29
28
28
26
26
26
26
26
28
28
27
27
25
26
26
27
27
28
28
27
26
Feels °C
25
25
27
30
28
29
26
26
25
25
24
26
25
23
22
23
25
25
28
30
31
31
30
29
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