Big Wave Bay surf break

Big Wave Bay surfForecast / Hong Kong / China

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 02 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
24.6° C
(Which is 1.0°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 6PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HKT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (02 May)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (02 May)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the ENE by Mon night).

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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)
0.9
ESE
7
1
E
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.5
E
8
0.7
E
7
1
E
6
1.3
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.6
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
94
65
52
51
51
49
36
35
34
23
23
13
13
14
14
33
51
64
145
248
327
329
260
Wind (km/h)
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
S
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
30
NNE
15
N
5
N
5
N
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
25
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
10:58PM0.93m
8:24AM1.74m
00:04AM0.86m
8:49AM1.79m
1:38AM0.82m
Low Tide
2:32AM0.72m
4:17PM0.12m
2:55AM0.77m
5:00PM0.13m
3:07AM0.80m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
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5:50
5:48
5:48
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6:49
6:49
6:50
6:50
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
24
24
25
25
26
26
27
22
22
22
22
22
20
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
26
27
27
28
27
28
30
29
29
28
29
19
22
23
23
22
19
18
18
20
18
16
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.5
E
8
Energy kJ
94
65
52
51
51
49
36
35
34
23
23
13
13
13
14
33
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
NNW
3
0.1
SW
5
Energy kJ
2
2
1
2
10
9
8
8
7
14
13
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
6
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
6
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
7
0.7
N
3
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.5
N
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.7
E
7
1
E
6
1.3
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.6
E
7
Energy kJ
79
10
14
14
6
2
1
51
64
145
248
327
329
260
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
819
819
683
683
683
740
683
683
820
683
740
683
683
672
937
938
928
272
161
6
803
581
581
581
Best forecast wave conditions in Hong Kong
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in China
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
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