Big Ben Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° N 140.12° E

Big Ben 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big Ben sea temperature is
27.7° C
1.3° 

Big Ben 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 Ben today (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Big Ben at 4AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)13ft (4.0m)16s
Afternoon (04 Aug)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (04 Aug)13ft (4.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SE
17
3
SE
17
3
SE
16
3
SE
16
3
SE
16
4
ESE
16
4
ESE
16
3.5
SE
16
3.5
SE
16
4
SE
16
4
SE
16
4
SE
15
4.5
SE
15
4.5
SE
15
4.5
SE
16
4.5
SSE
15
4
SSE
15
3.5
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3730
4380
4498
4899
5298
7148
7354
5953
6544
8258
8599
8262
8338
8427
8828
8487
7460
5703
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:42PM1.47m
7:59AM1.30m
8:06PM1.45m
9:01AM1.18m
8:31PM1.43m
Low Tide
1:59AM0.58m
1:49PM0.67m
2:48AM0.56m
2:13PM0.83m
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4:50
4:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:40
6:39
6:38
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Temp °C
24
24
22
22
22
24
25
25
24
23
23
22
22
24
26
27
26
25
Feels °C
23
23
21
20
20
21
22
23
23
22
22
21
21
23
26
28
28
28
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