Big Beach surf break

Big Beach surfForecast / HAW – Maui / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 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
26.8° 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 11PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)--
Afternoon (17 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (17 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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

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Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)151515151414141414141413131319181818171716161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)57575654538180515151741019999123106176322315286295366452441
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
E
25
ESE
25
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:03PM
0.58
1:40AM
0.31
2:30PM
0.58
2:17AM
0.37
2:53PM
0.58
2:51AM
0.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:46PM
0.12
7:14AM
0.03
8:54PM
0.11
7:56AM
0.03
9:05PM
0.09
8:33AM
0.04
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunrise-----6:13-------6:13-------6:13--
Sunset6:25-------6:24-------6:24-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C272625252525272828262625252628282826262525262727
Feels °C (?)262525252524282927252726262828292927272727272827
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for HAW - Maui

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Big Beach (calm at Kēōkea wx 14 km from Big Beach). 0.4m 12s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.3m 15s groundswell, also from the SSW and a 0.2m 12s groundswell, also from the S. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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Actual: 42 min ago

3 km/h
N
Clean
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