Big Beach surf break

Big Beach surfForecast / HAW – Maui / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 14 May 2026 HST
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Big Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Big Beach sea temperature is
25.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Big Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Big Beach at 12PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 14). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (14 May)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (14 May)1.5ft (0.4m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
24
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
52
32
32
30
77
75
69
129
125
125
124
124
124
64
64
62
119
104
106
103
102
102
141
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
5
NNE
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:51PM0.52m
1:46AM0.34m
3:34PM0.58m
2:21AM0.31m
4:20PM0.62m
Low Tide
7:36AM-0.06m
8:48PM0.12m
8:08AM-0.09m
9:44PM0.12m
8:43AM-0.12m
10:40PM0.13m
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:54
6:54
6:55
6:55
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
23
24
25
25
25
24
24
24
23
24
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
23
24
26
25
25
24
24
24
23
25
26
26
26
27
26
25
26
27
29
28
28
26
27
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
16
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SSW
17
Energy kJ
53
52
26
25
25
77
75
69
129
125
125
124
124
124
64
64
48
119
196
163
163
102
102
115
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
14
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
S
11
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SW
13
Energy kJ
33
33
32
30
30
25
25
25
24
22
22
21
21
21
27
61
62
23
104
106
103
94
97
40
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.2
NNW
14
0.2
NNW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
NW
13
0.2
NNW
13
0.2
NNW
13
0.2
NNW
13
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SW
13
0.3
S
11
0.2
SSW
19
0.3
S
12
0.3
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
S
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.4
SW
24
Energy kJ
31
31
31
32
30
21
20
17
28
17
17
16
6
6
61
28
21
34
25
57
91
25
26
141
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.8
E
6
1.8
E
6
1.7
E
6
1.6
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
Energy kJ
191
198
222
196
206
237
198
314
247
247
263
234
275
252
258
224
260
260
316
299
309
258
372
329
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Maui
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
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