Big Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.63° N 156.45° W

Big Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big Beach sea temperature is
27.4°C
0.7° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big Beach at 1PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 18). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (18 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (18 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.3
SW
17
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
11
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
84
84
83
52
78
73
70
71
73
74
44
45
44
60
62
64
64
66
64
26
21
57
63
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
30
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:23AM0.45m
12:11PM0.47m
00:18AM0.24m
12:42PM0.48m
Low Tide
2:54AM0.12m
7:36PM0.13m
5:02AM0.12m
7:26PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:20
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6:22
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5:58
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Temp °C
25
25
27
27
26
25
25
24
24
25
26
27
26
25
25
25
24
25
26
27
27
25
24
Feels °C
25
24
26
26
24
23
23
22
23
23
25
27
25
24
23
24
23
23
24
25
25
22
23
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