Big Wave Bay surf break

Big Wave Bay surfForecast / Hong Kong / China

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 14 May 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
25.5° C
(Which is 1.1°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 5PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HKT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (14 May)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (14 May)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 268mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu night, strong winds from the ENE by Sat night).

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
8 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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.6
SSW
5
0.7
S
5
0.4
ESE
9
0.9
SSW
6
0.7
S
6
0.8
S
6
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
SSE
6
0.3
ESE
10
0.5
E
10
1.5
E
6
1.9
E
6
1.6
E
6
2.1
E
7
2.1
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.9
SE
8
1.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
16
16
16
20
29
29
47
31
39
54
71
80
18
47
133
282
202
428
540
363
247
424
309
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
S
10
S
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
20
E
40
E
45
E
45
ENE
45
E
45
E
50
ENE
35
ENE
20
E
40
ENE
40
ENE
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
7:11PM1.10m
6:54AM1.61m
8:39PM1.03m
7:21AM1.80m
9:59PM0.96m
7:55AM1.96m
Low Tide
00:43AM0.50m
1:57PM0.18m
1:18AM0.60m
2:51PM0.00m
1:50AM0.68m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:53
6:54
6:54
6:55
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
7
42
73
75
26
13
8
1
2
4
1
2
1
Temp °C
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
25
24
24
24
24
24
23
24
23
24
23
24
29
30
29
29
30
31
31
29
28
27
27
28
28
26
22
20
21
20
19
20
21
25
19
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
S
6
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
1.2
S
6
0.6
ENE
5
0.9
S
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
SSW
6
1.7
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.2
SSW
7
1
S
7
Energy kJ
28
16
16
16
17
17
28
30
17
18
18
18
18
108
20
66
41
48
38
41
363
247
156
103
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
4
0.3
ESE
9
0.1
E
5
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.9
ENE
6
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
5
0.8
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
7
Energy kJ
4
17
1
31
18
18
48
29
7
45
88
62
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.1
E
5
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
Energy kJ
29
1
47
31
28
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
SSW
5
0.7
S
5
0.9
SSW
6
0.7
S
6
0.8
S
6
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
SSE
6
0.3
ENE
4
1.3
S
6
1.5
E
6
1.9
E
6
1.6
E
6
2.1
E
7
2.1
E
8
0.9
S
6
1.1
S
7
1.9
SE
8
1.5
E
8
Energy kJ
10
12
13
14
20
29
47
31
39
54
71
80
3
132
133
282
202
428
540
68
111
424
309
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
683
683
670
670
750
656
656
656
672
670
670
1043
1053
656
619
619
1056
1056
938
1043
803
928
929
805
Best forecast wave conditions in Hong Kong
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in China
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
7
5
6
5
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