Big Lefts Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.29° N 157.85° W

Big Lefts 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big Lefts sea temperature is
27.3°C
0.5° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Big Lefts at 9AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (26 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
7
0.5
S
18
0.7
S
18
0.8
S
19
0.9
S
19
0.7
S
19
0.6
S
18
0.9
S
17
1.1
S
17
1
S
17
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
16
1
S
16
1
S
16
0.9
S
15
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
208
222
229
222
184
307
460
585
351
238
470
716
580
427
391
387
482
471
348
260
257
329
320
311
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State
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
2:55AM0.33m
3:24PM0.68m
3:31AM0.37m
3:53PM0.66m
4:08AM0.41m
4:20PM0.62m
Low Tide
8:24AM0.05m
10:12PM0.10m
9:05AM0.06m
10:32PM0.08m
9:46AM0.07m
10:54PM0.07m
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clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:52
6:52
6:51
 mm
Temp °C
26
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
24
22
22
23
23
24
22
22
21
23
23
24
23
24
25
23
23
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
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