Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° N 140.12° E

Big Ben 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Big Ben sea temperature is
22.4°C
0.2° 

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 (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 2AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave 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 121mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed night, min 14°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
S
11
1.9
E
7
2.3
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
745
475
393
387
452
475
482
540
531
650
503
425
390
351
387
576
707
785
1022
1275
1814
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
30
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
7:52PM1.19m
12:47PM1.30m
10:56PM1.11m
1:23PM1.34m
1:01AM1.17m
Low Tide
4:47PM1.17m
4:36AM0.55m
6:55PM1.02m
6:05AM0.61m
7:38PM0.85m
heavy rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
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6:03
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4:44
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4:43
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 mm
13
1
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1
2
1
1
1
1
5
14
31
Temp °C
14
15
15
14
15
17
18
17
17
17
17
16
15
15
16
16
17
18
17
17
19
Feels °C
12
14
14
12
13
14
15
13
13
14
14
12
11
10
12
12
13
15
15
15
16
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