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Big Wave Bay surfForecast / Hong Kong / China

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 HKT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
19.0° C
 (Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Big Wave Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Big Wave Bay at 8PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HKT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (18 Jan)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (18 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 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 (?)
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.7
E
2
E
2.4
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.3
E
2.1
E
2
E
2
E
2
E
2
E
2.5
E
Period(s) (?)77888888888887789999991010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)23623924522923520220227028730834131639636461887110288477476946946707241273
Wind
(km/h)
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
25
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
E
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:49PM
1.83
11:49AM
0.80
8:29PM
1.88
12:16PM
0.80
9:06PM
1.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:16PM
0.77
3:54AM
0.11
2:04PM
0.74
4:30AM
0.09
2:51PM
0.71
5:05AM
0.09
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise-------7:03-------7:03-------7:03
Sunset--6:00-------6:01-------6:02-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191919191918181819191919191817171717171717161513
Feels °C (?)14161618181716151515161715121010101112121211119
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