Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big Beach today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Big Beach at 8AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Big Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 14 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 17 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 165 | 165 | 218 | 163 | 220 | 307 | 369 | 475 | 429 | 311 | 452 | 441 | 559 | 412 | 254 | 326 | 582 | 298 | 210 | 184 | 206 | 206 | 171 | 134 |
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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:23AM0.34m | 3:36PM0.59m | 2:59AM0.38m | 3:58PM0.59m | 3:35AM0.41m | 4:18PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:19AM-0.01m | 9:45PM0.11m | 8:51AM-0.01m | 10:04PM0.09m | 9:24AM0.01m | 10:24PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 14 |
| kJ | 121 | 121 | 218 | 163 | 220 | 307 | 297 | 475 | 429 | 311 | 452 | 441 | 559 | 412 | 254 | 284 | 582 | 298 | 210 | 184 | 206 | 184 | 171 | 134 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 14 | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 16 | E 16 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 79 | 165 | 165 | 160 | 115 | 186 | 369 | 137 | 135 | 133 | 399 | 395 | 72 | 72 | 159 | 326 | 20 | 158 | 138 | 110 | 130 | 206 | 153 | 126 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSW 12 | W 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | W 10 | SSW 12 | W 10 | SSW 15 | S 12 | E 18 | SW 21 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 165 | 79 | 9 | 43 | 42 | 58 | 46 | 132 | 85 | 132 | 8 | 121 | 7 | 71 | 75 | 24 | 18 | 43 | 40 | 45 | 69 | 67 | 103 | 104 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 139 | 139 | 134 | 139 | 139 | 158 | 185 | 139 | 87 | 68 | 68 | 73 | 86 | 129 | 117 | 86 | 83 | 68 | 76 | 55 | 86 | 82 | 87 | 90 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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