Big Lefts Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.18° N 156.75° W

Big Lefts 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big Lefts sea temperature is
27.1°C
0.2° 

Big Lefts surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Big Lefts today (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big Lefts at 3AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 18s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (18 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (18 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
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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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
0.2
WSW
10
0.1
NW
12
0.1
W
10
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
10
0.1
NW
10
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
682
708
10
6
2
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:47AM0.66m
11:11AM0.70m
Low Tide
11:24PM0.22m
00:31AM0.26m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:28
6:27
6:25
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
26
25
25
24
23
24
24
25
23
24
25
24
24
24
24
23
24
23
24
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