Big Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.63° N 156.45° W

Big Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big Beach sea temperature is
27.1°C
0.3° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Big Beach at 9PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (04 Sep)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (04 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
13
1.4
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.4
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
681
702
702
546
556
589
411
680
706
624
614
530
438
386
386
329
335
329
283
411
514
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
E
20
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
15
E
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:43AM0.48m
12:54PM0.54m
1:38PM0.58m
Low Tide
3:29AM0.05m
5:16AM0.04m
8:52PM0.15m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
26
25
25
25
26
27
27
27
26
26
25
25
26
27
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
26
26
27
26
25
26
26
26
28
28
28
28
28
27
26
27
28
28
28
28
28
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