Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big Beach today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Big Beach at 2PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 31). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Big Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
112 | 110 | 109 | 109 | 122 | 270 | 273 | 270 | 262 | 333 | 528 | 311 | 311 | 399 | 377 | 443 | 533 | 542 | 422 | 412 | 391 | 367 | 279 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:38AM0.47m | 5:10PM0.47m | 6:30AM0.46m | 5:21PM0.42m | 7:37AM0.45m | 5:16PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:08AM0.12m | 11:37PM0.02m | 11:49AM0.18m | 00:08AM0.02m | 12:45PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 9 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
84 | 57 | 82 | 55 | 56 | 270 | 273 | 270 | 262 | 333 | 528 | 311 | 311 | 399 | 377 | 443 | 533 | 542 | 422 | 412 | 391 | 367 | 279 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 15 | S 10 | SW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | SW 14 | W 11 | S 10 | E 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
112 | 110 | 109 | 104 | 55 | 54 | 33 | 32 | 60 | 31 | 52 | 82 | 50 | 47 | 44 | 35 | 51 | 9 | 33 | 66 | 21 | 20 | 37 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 10 | SSW 14 | W 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 13 | W 11 | SW 14 | S 11 | W 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
72 | 65 | 108 | 109 | 122 | 53 | 53 | 50 | 30 | 37 | 12 | 52 | 53 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 14 | 2 | 30 | 36 | 8 | 17 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
106 | 166 | 146 | 136 | 92 | 131 | 154 | 141 | 239 | 239 | 239 | 317 | 202 | 183 | 134 | 234 | 177 | 216 | 355 | 300 | 346 | 344 | 426 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 205 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
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