Big Wave Bay Beach
Southern District, Hong Kong, China
No photo of Big Wave Bay Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Best: 2 pm to sunset, sunset 5:52 pm7.7
26 km/h16 mph wind, Great
8.2
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great
8.8
20 km/h13 mph wind, Excellent
9.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
9.2
17 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
9.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
9.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
9.7
12 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
9.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
9.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
9.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 2 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 30°C85°F
- Water
- 28°C82°F
- Wind
- 128 km/hmph NNW
- Gusts
- 1610 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.8 m3 ft
- UV
- 6 high
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 5:52 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 7 pm, 1.5 m5 ft
- Low 1 am, 0.7 m2 ft
- High 7 am, 1.4 m5 ft
- Low 1 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.
Beach info
Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.
About Big Wave Bay Beach
Big Wave Bay Beach is a beach in Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, covering an area of 6,813 square meters. It is 165 meters long and has a nearby lifeguard station, according to OpenStreetMap. The beach is 252 meters from the nearest bus stop and 51 meters from nearby toilets.
Big Wave Bay Beach is a gazetted beach next to Big Wave Bay, Shek O, Southern District, Hong Kong. The beach has barbecue pits and is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) of the Hong Kong Government.
Source: Big Wave Bay Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- LifeguardStation 80 m270 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
- Restrooms50 m170 ft away
- Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 130 m430 ft. Fee not listed
- Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 80 m270 ft
- Playground120 m400 ft away
- Rentals1 within 500 m0.3 miHo Lok Store
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 250 m830 ft大浪灣 Big Wave Bay
- Nearest town
- 310 m0.2 mi大浪灣村 Tai Long Wan Village (village)
- Nearest airport
- 63 km39 mi深圳宝安国际机场 (SZX)
Nearby places
- Eric's KitchenPizza80 m270 ft
- Ho Lok StoreRental180 m580 ft
- Ho Lok RestaurantRegional180 m590 ft
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Rocky Bay Beach1.7 km1.1 mi south away9.6 Excellent
- Shek O Beach2.0 km1.3 mi south away9.6 Excellent
- Turtle Cove Beach2.9 km1.8 mi south-west away9.6 Excellent
- Hairpin Beach4.1 km2.6 mi south-west away9.6 Excellent
- Stanley Main Beach4.4 km2.7 mi south-west away9.6 Excellent
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat8.6 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 6 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
- Sun9.8 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
- Mon9.8 ExcellentBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 8%
- Tue9.4 ExcellentBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 14%
- Wed7.0 GreatBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 42 km/h26 mph, rain 18%
- Thu6.4 GoodBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 41 km/h25 mph, rain 31%