Big Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.63° N 156.45° W

Big Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big Beach sea temperature is
27.2°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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big Beach at 6AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 23). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
S
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
152
148
146
144
106
137
72
102
100
99
175
163
158
156
137
135
127
147
146
146
144
140
174
162
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
NE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:48PM0.23m
2:28PM0.53m
1:03AM0.27m
2:51PM0.56m
1:46AM0.30m
3:14PM0.58m
Low Tide
6:20AM0.05m
9:13PM0.16m
7:07AM0.02m
9:16PM0.15m
7:45AM0.01m
9:28PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:49
6:47
6:46
 mm
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
26
26
27
29
28
28
26
26
26
26
27
28
28
28
27
27
26
26
26
27
28
27
26
25
Feels °C
26
26
27
29
28
28
26
27
28
28
29
30
29
29
29
29
27
27
27
28
28
26
26
25
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