Big Beach surf break

Big Beach surfForecast / HAW – Maui / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 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
25.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Big Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Big Beach at 1PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.6
W
14
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
125
125
86
85
82
80
153
71
71
71
89
89
87
86
50
49
122
118
116
119
164
164
160
148
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
NE
5
E
10
E
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:49PM0.46m
11:04AM0.15m
11:50PM0.45m
12:38PM0.22m
00:33AM0.44m
Low Tide
1:43PM0.03m
7:16AM0.09m
3:42PM0.06m
7:12AM0.07m
5:23PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:01
6:00
5:58
5:58
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6:46
6:46
6:46
6:47
Temp °C
23
24
26
26
25
24
24
23
23
23
25
25
25
24
23
23
23
24
25
25
25
24
23
23
24
25
28
27
25
24
25
23
23
23
25
25
25
24
23
23
23
25
26
24
24
24
23
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
E
7
0.6
W
14
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.5
W
13
0.6
E
4
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
Energy kJ
125
125
86
82
82
28
153
71
71
71
12
12
87
11
50
49
122
118
116
119
164
164
160
148
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
12
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.5
W
13
0.3
SW
11
0.4
W
12
0.4
W
12
0.4
W
12
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
E
4
0.5
W
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
Energy kJ
36
10
10
4
5
80
20
46
47
45
89
89
8
86
44
46
47
46
46
44
24
23
23
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
8
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.2
S
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
Energy kJ
10
36
35
85
51
50
10
33
49
46
28
28
28
28
26
42
11
29
29
28
6
11
11
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.7
E
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.7
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
1
E
4
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
Energy kJ
12
7
4
9
7
14
12
17
12
11
18
13
14
19
16
22
22
16
15
11
12
38
52
51
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
2
11
0
0
0
0
11
0
0
0
0
0
11
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Maui
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
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