Big Ben Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° N 140.12° E

Big Ben 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 04 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) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SE 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 2PM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)11ft (3.5m)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 Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SE
16
3.5
SE
16
4
ESE
16
3.5
SE
16
4
SE
16
4
SE
16
4
SE
16
4
SE
15
4
SE
15
4
SE
15
4
SE
15
4
SE
14
4
SSE
14
3.5
SSE
14
3
SSE
14
3
SSE
14
3
SSE
13
3
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5298
5567
7354
5953
7665
8327
8201
7322
7233
7258
6987
6402
5956
4278
3770
3228
3088
3062
3493
3524
3282
3056
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:59AM1.30m
8:06PM1.45m
9:01AM1.18m
8:31PM1.43m
10:40AM1.08m
Low Tide
1:49PM0.67m
2:48AM0.56m
2:13PM0.83m
3:50AM0.55m
2:28PM0.99m
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:50
4:50
4:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:39
6:38
6:37
 mm
Temp °C
23
24
25
25
24
23
23
22
22
24
26
27
25
25
25
24
24
28
29
29
27
26
Feels °C
22
21
23
23
23
22
22
21
21
23
26
28
26
28
29
27
27
31
31
32
30
30
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