Big Ben 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.12° N 140.12° E

Issued: 2 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Big Ben sea temperature is

22.4°C

Big Ben surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Big Ben today (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Big Ben at 8AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (JST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s
Evening (03 Nov)	5ft (1.5m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 131mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	!	!	!	!	4	4	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	S 11	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 12
Wave Graph
kJ	393	387	452	475	482	540	531	650	503	425	390	297	394	605	690	908	1275	1809	2159	3123	2229	2131	1749	1393	1207	981	957
Wind (km/h)	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	E	ESE	WNW	NW	NNW	N	NNE	WSW	WSW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide						12:47PM1.30m			10:56PM1.11m					1:23PM1.34m				1:01AM1.17m				1:51PM1.38m				2:12AM1.28m
Low Tide			4:36AM0.55m					6:55PM1.02m				6:05AM0.61m				7:38PM0.85m				7:14AM0.64m				8:12PM0.67m


	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03
	—	—	—	—	—	4:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:42	—	—	—	—	4:40
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	1	2	5	17	19	74	8	—	2	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	15	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	16	17	17	17	17	17	19	19	15	16	16	17	17	18	19
Feels °C	14	14	13	15	13	12	12	12	13	12	11	11	12	13	13	14	14	15	17	22	10	15	17	19	17	16	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 11	S 10	S 11	NE 14	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	393	387	452	475	482	540	531	650	503	425	390	297	297	240	231	174	79	106	89	46	2229	2131	1749	1393	1207	981	815
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 7	SW 7	SW 7	SW 7	SW 7	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 7	ESE 11	E 11	NE 12	ENE 17	ENE 17	S 13	S 10	S 10	—	S 11	S 11	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 12
kJ	96	69	53	43	18	47	57	58	46	49	46	65	58	24	29	28	52	31	18	—	149	127	216	501	483	651	957
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	ESE 8	SE 9	SE 8	SE 9	SW 7	SW 7	WSW 7	ESE 11	E 11	ESE 11	NE 14	NE 14	—	ENE 17	NE 17	ENE 16	NE 15	—	—	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 6	NE 7
kJ	41	48	36	35	20	12	7	5	12	21	91	7	7	—	29	45	25	37	—	—	7	7	26	26	25	7	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NNE 3	NE 4	NE 4	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 5	ENE 5	E 5	E 5	E 6	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	NW 3	NW 5	—	—	NNE 6	—	—
kJ	—	5	4	21	71	107	104	64	56	51	86	143	394	605	690	908	1275	1809	2159	3123	4	28	—	—	15	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	2	2	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	29	29	29	29	29	29	48	50	55	60	63	29	48	530	513	35	530	90	20	18	0	0	34	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	3						3				4			4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	4
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