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Big Beach Surf Forecast
/ HAW – Maui (46 breaks) / Hawaii (267 breaks) /
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Big Beach surfForecast / HAW – Maui / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 13 May 2026 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
25.3° 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 6AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 13). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (13 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Big Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 16 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
42 | 41 | 103 | 68 | 41 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 53 | 52 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 103 | 125 | 125 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 64 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 00:40AM0.38m | 2:09PM0.45m | 1:12AM0.36m | 2:51PM0.52m | 1:46AM0.34m | 3:34PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:08AM-0.02m | 7:50PM0.12m | 7:36AM-0.06m | 8:48PM0.12m | 8:08AM-0.09m | 9:44PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | E 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
 kJ | 42 | 41 | 103 | 68 | 34 | 37 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 53 | 52 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 103 | 125 | 125 | 124 | 217 | 124 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 | S 11 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 38 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 41 | 32 | 35 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 10 | 22 | 21 | 124 | 21 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 11 | S 13 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | S 11 | NW 12 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 40 | 40 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 21 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 21 | 20 | 29 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 6 | 61 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 299 | 252 | 193 | 225 | 206 | 244 | 253 | 275 | 248 | 255 | 248 | 282 | 255 | 178 | 197 | 313 | 289 | 252 | 253 | 253 | 223 | 331 | 219 | 331 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
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