Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big Wave Bay today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Big Wave Bay at 12PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HKT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Big Wave Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 239 | 217 | 186 | 310 | 136 | 147 | 123 | 114 | 124 | 145 | 139 | 131 | 114 | 99 | 96 | 93 | 90 | 128 | 99 | 99 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 52 | 46 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:23PM0.81m | 9:04PM1.84m | 9:39PM1.81m | 10:17PM1.76m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:45AM0.10m | 2:49PM0.80m | 5:29AM0.14m | 6:17AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | 5:39 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | E 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 160 | 136 | 147 | — | 114 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 114 | 99 | 96 | 3 | 90 | 77 | 3 | 99 | 79 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | E 12 | E 11 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | ESE 8 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | ESE 7 | — | E 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 239 | 217 | 186 | 310 | — | — | 123 | — | 124 | 145 | 139 | 131 | — | — | — | 93 | — | 128 | 99 | — | — | 77 | 70 | 52 | 46 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 161 | 161 | 581 | 928 | 803 | 803 | 803 | 656 | 619 | 656 | 819 | 819 | 581 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 161 | 670 | 670 | 581 | 581 |
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