Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big Wave Bay today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Big Wave Bay at 6AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HKT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Big Wave Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 211mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the S by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 19 | E 10 | E 18 | SE 18 | SE 19 | SE 19 | E 4 | SE 17 | ESE 18 | SE 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 46 | 44 | 83 | 117 | 168 | 229 | 178 | 128 | 22 | 28 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 30 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:59PM0.86m | 9:28AM1.74m | 11:34PM0.93m | 10:04AM1.65m | 11:19PM1.05m | 10:42AM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:33AM0.67m | 5:14PM0.19m | 4:25AM0.65m | 5:44PM0.25m | 5:21AM0.63m | 6:14PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 63 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | ESE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 24 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 82 | 91 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 84 | 67 | 83 | 71 | 68 | 68 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 9 | SE 19 | SE 19 | SE 16 | SE 17 | ESE 18 | SE 17 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 20 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 30 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 19 | — | E 18 | SE 18 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | — | 6 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 6 | E 4 | E 3 | ENE 3 | E 6 |
| kJ | 28 | 46 | 44 | 83 | 117 | 168 | 229 | 178 | 128 | — | — | 94 | 133 | 131 | 146 | 150 | 147 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 581 | 581 | 581 | 581 | 2331 | 1973 | 1243 | 1973 | 1427 | 1427 | 1427 | 1427 | 656 | 656 | 581 | 581 | 619 | 581 | 581 | 672 | 672 | 670 | 656 | 656 |
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