Big Wave Bay surf break

Big Wave Bay surfForecast / Hong Kong / China

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 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
25.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Big Wave Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Big Wave Bay at 1AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HKT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (30 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (30 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the E by Fri afternoon).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
11 AM
2 PM
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)
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.7
E
7
0.9
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.3
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
23
20
20
13
13
14
21
20
21
46
80
110
132
170
199
212
187
176
165
171
168
181
203
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
20
N
25
N
15
N
10
N
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
30
E
25
E
20
E
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:19PM1.15m
8:10AM1.44m
9:11PM1.08m
8:07AM1.55m
10:03PM1.00m
8:08AM1.65m
Low Tide
1:11AM0.53m
2:09PM0.37m
1:38AM0.60m
2:53PM0.25m
2:06AM0.66m
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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5:52
5:50
5:50
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6:47
6:47
6:49
6:49
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
23
21
21
20
19
20
22
22
22
22
23
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
26
22
17
18
18
16
18
21
20
21
21
22
20
20
19
20
21
21
22
23
22
22
24
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
Energy kJ
23
23
20
20
13
13
14
21
20
21
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.1
SW
5
Energy kJ
6
4
4
2
2
3
3
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
7
Energy kJ
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
4
0.5
N
3
0.8
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.5
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.3
ENE
2
0.7
E
7
0.9
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.3
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
Energy kJ
8
4
18
14
14
9
7
2
1
1
46
80
110
132
170
199
212
187
176
165
171
168
181
203
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
683
683
683
670
670
936
1895
1056
928
928
928
619
161
581
938
1056
803
803
803
803
803
803
819
813
Best forecast wave conditions in Hong Kong
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in China
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
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