Big Lefts 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 21.29° N 157.85° W

Issued: 1 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Big Lefts sea temperature is

26.9°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Big Lefts today (29 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Big Lefts at 8AM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	17s
Afternoon (29 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	16s
Evening (29 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thursday 29								Friday 30								Saturday 31
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 13	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 14	S 14
Wave Graph
kJ	225	225	273	620	605	710	597	582	510	489	590	496	496	496	482	361	350	345	280	280	284	284	293	329
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			6:37AM0.75m				6:17PM0.18m				7:38AM0.73m				7:58PM0.16m					8:44AM0.69m				10:05PM0.20m
Low Tide						2:37PM0.12m			11:25PM0.04m					3:59PM0.10m			00:21AM0.09m					5:00PM0.08m


	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:55	—	—
mm	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	25	26	25	24	24
Feels °C	28	28	26	24	24	25	25	26	26	24	24	24	24	25	25	24	24	25	25	26	27	26	25	25
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 11	S 13	NNE 11	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	S 13	NE 8	S 14
kJ	176	225	180	620	605	710	597	582	510	489	590	496	496	496	482	361	350	345	138	138	135	284	105	329
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	NNE 9	S 13	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 10	NNE 10	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 12	NNE 9	S 13	S 13	S 13	NNE 9	S 14	NE 8
kJ	225	64	222	170	164	180	176	206	160	31	54	52	51	51	51	51	77	168	280	280	284	132	293	102
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 5	E 5	S 17	NW 11	SSW 10	E 14	E 14	E 14	SW 18	SW 19	SSW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	E 12	E 12	E 12	S 16	E 12	E 12	NNW 21
kJ	17	25	273	19	31	33	33	32	84	89	32	49	49	49	79	78	45	75	74	72	139	72	72	283
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	E 5	ENE 5	E 5	E 6	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5
kJ	—	—	25	43	59	82	88	69	71	384	465	416	377	399	375	328	287	29	29	20	20	18	18	12
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	29	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	9	9	5	4	5	5	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4

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