Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big Wave Bay today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Big Wave Bay at 2AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HKT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Big Wave Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 28°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:42AM0.85m | 10:04AM1.89m | 1:14AM0.91m | 10:44AM1.71m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:07PM-0.04m | 3:34AM0.70m | 5:45PM0.07m | 4:35AM0.70m | 6:18PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 193 | 187 | 160 | 156 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 134 | 92 | 94 | 74 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 9 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 183 | 178 | 178 | 156 | 183 | 212 | 206 | 199 | 167 | 195 | 191 | 176 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1043 | 683 | 683 | 272 | 161 | 581 | 656 | 581 | 581 | 1433 | 656 | 832 | 43 | 144 | 1433 | 1433 | 1433 | 845 | 826 |
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