Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big Wave Bay today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Big Wave Bay at 4AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 26). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HKT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Big Wave Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 117mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun night, min 25°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the SE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | NNW 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1136 | 126 | 58 | 56 | 47 | 45 | 40 | 37 | 67 | 61 | 59 | 41 | 88 | 32 | 56 | 61 | 66 | 7 | 124 | 88 | 76 | 67 | 77 | 84 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:00AM1.58m | 9:57PM0.83m | 6:04AM1.64m | 10:27PM0.83m | 6:57AM1.71m | 10:57PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:36PM0.34m | 11:07PM0.82m | 2:20PM0.26m | 00:09AM0.80m | 3:00PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
mm | 25 | 75 | 32 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 776 | 126 | 58 | 56 | 47 | 45 | 40 | 37 | 67 | 61 | 59 | 41 | 73 | 46 | 39 | 44 | 51 | 7 | 124 | 88 | 57 | 58 | 57 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 8 | E 11 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 67 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | ESE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | SE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 19 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 11 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | W 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 1136 | 902 | 1071 | 723 | 690 | 784 | 569 | 294 | 222 | 178 | 128 | 108 | 88 | — | 56 | 61 | 66 | 131 | — | — | 76 | 67 | 77 | 84 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 581 | 581 | 581 | 1053 | 1043 | 740 | 740 | 740 | 656 | 619 | 272 | 272 | 144 | 272 | 272 | 1043 | 619 | 581 | 581 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 804 | 804 |
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