Big Wave Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 22.25° N 114.25° E

Big Wave Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big Wave Bay sea temperature is
28.8° C
0.0° 

Big Wave Bay 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 Wave Bay today (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Big Wave Bay at 10AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HKT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Afternoon (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
16
0.2
ESE
16
0.2
ESE
16
0.3
SE
15
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SE
15
0.3
ESE
15
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
18
0.2
ESE
18
0.2
ESE
18
0.2
ESE
17
0.2
ESE
17
0.2
ESE
16
0.2
ESE
16
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
SE
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
25
24
37
60
60
58
55
42
20
18
31
31
30
30
29
26
25
10
8
3
2
14
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
SE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
11:23AM1.33m
00:14AM1.35m
12:08PM1.13m
00:54AM1.48m
1:00PM0.91m
Low Tide
6:22AM0.60m
6:43PM0.44m
7:29AM0.56m
7:12PM0.55m
8:42AM0.50m
7:40PM0.65m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:01
7:00
7:00
 mm
2
3
Temp °C
26
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
28
29
29
28
28
28
28
28
29
29
30
29
28
Feels °C
31
31
33
32
32
32
33
31
32
31
32
32
31
31
31
32
32
32
32
31
32
32
31
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