Big Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.63° N 156.45° W

Big Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Big Beach sea temperature is
27.4°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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big Beach at 12PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 24). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (24 Sep)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (24 Sep)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.8
SSW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
166
201
248
181
226
229
164
373
271
255
251
164
162
242
255
268
298
381
386
258
298
146
318
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:16AM0.40m
2:48PM0.55m
2:50AM0.45m
3:08PM0.54m
3:27AM0.50m
3:28PM0.52m
Low Tide
7:59AM0.04m
8:53PM0.07m
8:35AM0.05m
9:12PM0.04m
9:12AM0.06m
9:33PM0.01m
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Temp °C
26
26
28
28
27
26
26
26
25
25
27
26
26
26
26
26
25
26
27
28
27
26
25
Feels °C
26
26
28
27
26
25
26
26
24
24
26
25
25
26
25
24
23
25
25
25
24
23
22
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