Big Wave Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 22.25° N 114.25° E

Big Wave Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big Wave Bay sea temperature is
28.2°C
2.1° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 18s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 18s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 18s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Big Wave Bay at 10PM is: 2.1m 18s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HKT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)5ft (1.5m)18s
Afternoon (22 Oct)7ft (2.1m)18s
Evening (22 Oct)7ft (2.1m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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)
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
18
2.1
ESE
18
2.1
ESE
18
2.1
ESE
18
2.1
ESE
18
2.1
ESE
18
2
ESE
18
1.9
ESE
17
1.7
ESE
17
1.2
ESE
17
0.9
SE
17
0.7
SE
16
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1606
2934
2961
2896
2994
2800
2432
2096
1608
780
410
264
94
86
58
57
36
36
19
19
19
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
WNW
5
W
5
ENE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:47PM1.11m
5:49AM1.31m
7:43PM1.22m
7:01AM1.27m
7:33PM1.37m
Low Tide
11:57PM0.73m
12:39PM0.37m
00:54AM0.55m
1:12PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
27
29
29
27
27
26
25
25
28
30
31
30
28
27
26
25
28
30
31
30
28
Feels °C
28
31
31
29
26
25
24
25
28
29
31
30
28
26
26
25
28
30
31
31
29
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