Big Star Surf Break

Lat Long: 9.25° N 126.10° E

Big Star 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big Star sea temperature is
30.2° C
1.0° 

Big Star 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 Star today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Big Star at 4PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (20 Aug)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (20 Aug)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
7
0.3
NE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
16
19
19
19
20
20
22
21
20
20
19
19
18
18
20
19
18
18
14
14
12
11
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
0
SSW
10
E
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSW
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:47AM1.31m
10:23PM1.59m
12:30PM1.21m
11:26PM1.50m
3:07PM1.25m
Low Tide
4:37AM0.62m
4:01PM0.95m
5:49AM0.70m
4:54PM1.08m
7:29AM0.71m
7:06PM1.16m
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clear
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:26
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:50
5:49
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
28
29
29
28
26
26
25
25
28
30
28
28
27
26
25
25
26
28
29
28
27
26
Feels °C
28
32
32
33
33
30
30
29
29
33
33
31
32
31
30
29
29
30
32
32
32
31
29
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