Big Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.63° N 156.45° W

Big Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big Beach sea temperature is
26.6° C
0.5° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Big Beach at 5AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (20 Jul)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (20 Jul)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
15
0.9
S
15
0.9
S
15
0.9
S
15
1
S
14
1
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.5
S
25
0.6
S
13
0.6
SSW
24
0.6
SSW
24
0.6
SSW
23
0.7
SSW
22
0.7
SSW
22
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
153
198
193
412
407
391
353
348
343
339
407
395
311
307
298
281
273
329
126
437
433
426
508
485
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
E
5
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
9:14AM0.33m
7:22PM0.40m
11:25AM0.37m
7:05PM0.36m
1:01PM0.42m
Low Tide
2:09AM0.08m
1:27PM0.20m
2:47AM0.07m
3:25PM0.25m
3:34AM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:07
7:07
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
26
27
27
27
26
26
25
25
26
27
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
27
27
27
25
25
Feels °C
26
26
28
30
29
28
26
27
26
27
28
29
26
26
27
26
26
25
25
27
27
27
24
25
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