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Big Wave Bay surfForecast / Hong Kong / China

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 23 Jan 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
18.4° C
 (Which is 2.2°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 11PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (HKT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)--
Afternoon (23 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (23 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
ESE
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
ESE
2.2
E
Period(s) (?)888877777777667777888899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13410199757070831491899794111109137145179166215238265259272394830
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
0
SW
0
E
10
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:01PM
1.57
12:18PM
1.14
11:44PM
1.37
12:51PM
1.30
12:31AM
1.13
1:33PM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:36PM
0.68
6:42AM
0.29
6:43PM
0.65
7:14AM
0.40
7:57PM
0.61
7:45AM
0.52
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise-----7:03-------7:03-------7:03--
Sunset6:05-------6:05-------6:06-------
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131415151616161717171718171717171818181818181819
Feels °C (?)111314131413131415151515131313141616151516161617
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