Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big Beach today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Big Beach at 12PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Big Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 102 | 100 | 99 | 92 | 58 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 52 | 76 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 74 | 74 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 60 | 63 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:50AM0.44m | 11:23AM0.45m | 12:11PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:17AM0.10m | 2:54AM0.12m | 7:36PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 102 | 100 | 99 | 92 | 58 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 52 | 50 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 25 | 63 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 12 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 21 | 76 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 74 | 74 | 43 | 21 | 36 | 60 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | S 10 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 39 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 33 | 21 | 35 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 32 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 226 | 226 | 199 | 129 | 158 | 158 | 139 | 170 | 154 | 212 | 226 | 219 | 282 | 332 | 345 | 312 | 261 | 320 | 328 | 378 | 368 | 332 | 332 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
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