Big Wave Bay surf break

Big Wave Bay surfForecast / Hong Kong / China

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 30 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
25.1° C
(Which is 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 12PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HKT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (30 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (30 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
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
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
7
0.7
E
7
1
E
7
1.3
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
15
15
20
21
22
51
85
101
159
193
153
148
163
152
152
148
152
246
215
220
191
114
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
8:10AM1.44m
9:11PM1.08m
8:07AM1.55m
10:03PM1.00m
8:08AM1.65m
10:58PM0.93m
Low Tide
2:09PM0.37m
1:38AM0.60m
2:53PM0.25m
2:06AM0.66m
3:35PM0.17m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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5:52
5:50
5:50
5:50
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6:47
6:49
6:49
6:49
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
21
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
23
24
23
24
25
26
26
25
26
18
18
19
22
23
23
23
22
22
21
21
21
22
23
23
23
25
22
24
27
29
30
29
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
7
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
Energy kJ
13
13
15
15
20
21
22
1
1
1
1
1
1
246
215
220
191
114
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
N
3
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
Energy kJ
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
Energy kJ
10
1
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.5
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
E
3
0.7
E
7
1
E
7
1.3
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
Energy kJ
18
10
7
2
1
51
85
101
159
193
153
148
163
152
152
148
152
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
928
928
1056
1056
1043
928
928
581
581
1043
1923
1056
1056
803
803
803
161
803
819
683
740
740
683
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Hong Kong
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in China
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
6
4
4
4
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