Big Wave Bay surf break

Big Wave Bay surfForecast / Hong Kong / China

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 HKT
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Big Wave Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Big Wave Bay sea temperature is
25.8° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Big Wave Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Big Wave Bay at 9AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HKT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (18 Apr)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (18 Apr)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)161515151514151516161615151515141414141313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21520919619619114014215217516616415814614212112011679757069683230
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
10
WNW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
0
NE
15
E
15
SE
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
SSE
15
SE
15
S
15
S
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:15PM
1.21
8:32AM
1.71
10:19PM
1.08
9:01AM
1.86
11:39PM
0.93
9:35AM
1.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:44AM
0.53
3:49PM
0.04
3:12AM
0.63
4:42PM
-0.04
3:38AM
0.72
5:38PM
-0.05
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise---6:01-------6:00-------5:58----
Sunset------6:43-------6:44-------6:44-
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252525252626272626252526262726262525252525262625
Feels °C (?)272627272625272728272730282927282828292826272727
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