Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big Wave Bay today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Big Wave Bay at 10AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HKT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Big Wave Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 69mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu night, min 25°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 96 | 50 | 62 | 69 | 59 | 49 | 64 | 52 | 30 | 21 | 20 | 40 | 49 | 49 | 52 | 47 | 50 | 55 | 50 | 50 | 38 | 37 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:40AM1.76m | 11:24PM0.82m | 8:18AM1.79m | 11:47PM0.83m | 8:54AM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:36PM0.17m | 1:55AM0.73m | 4:11PM0.15m | 2:44AM0.70m | 4:43PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — |
mm | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 43 | 68 | 92 | 73 | 73 | 93 | 78 | 82 | 83 | 70 | 70 | 55 | 54 | 40 | 41 | 43 | 45 | 44 | 41 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 34 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | E 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | NE 3 | NE 3 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 96 | 50 | 62 | 69 | 59 | 49 | 64 | 52 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 49 | 49 | 52 | 47 | 50 | 55 | 50 | 50 | 38 | 37 | 41 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 826 | 750 | 581 | 581 | 750 | 161 | 161 | 832 | 161 | 804 | 161 | 804 | 1433 | 804 | 804 | 161 | 826 | 161 | 832 | 656 | 2283 | 2331 | 2315 |
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