Big Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.63° N 156.45° W

Big Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 08 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big Beach sea temperature is
26.9°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 (09 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big Beach at 4AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 08). 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 (09 Nov)1ft (0.3m)15s
Afternoon (09 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (09 Nov)1ft (0.3m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Sun
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
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
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
13
0.3
SSW
18
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSW
17
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
47
45
43
40
39
37
64
59
56
62
85
84
83
96
137
89
87
86
85
83
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:17PM0.38m
4:01AM0.59m
2:40PM0.35m
4:34AM0.59m
3:04PM0.33m
Low Tide
8:32PM-0.04m
10:04AM0.16m
8:57PM-0.05m
10:44AM0.16m
9:23PM-0.04m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
26
25
24
24
24
24
26
27
26
25
24
24
24
24
26
27
26
25
25
24
24
Feels °C
24
24
23
22
22
22
26
26
26
25
23
24
24
23
25
27
26
24
24
22
23
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