Big Lefts Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.29° N 157.85° W

Big Lefts 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big Lefts sea temperature is
27.2° C
0.6° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big Lefts at 2PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (11 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (11 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
7
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.6
S
20
0.7
S
19
0.7
S
19
0.9
S
18
1
S
18
0.9
S
18
0.9
S
17
1
S
16
1
S
16
1.3
S
16
1.2
S
16
1
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.1
S
15
1.1
S
15
1.1
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
186
169
165
276
269
258
250
276
369
343
509
620
498
487
533
520
879
743
501
715
559
544
537
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
35
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
High Tide
2:55AM0.26m
3:35PM0.79m
3:43AM0.31m
4:13PM0.75m
4:30AM0.36m
4:48PM0.69m
Low Tide
8:15AM-0.02m
10:40PM0.05m
9:08AM-0.00m
11:08PM0.04m
9:58AM0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:04
7:02
7:02
 mm
Temp °C
26
26
27
27
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
27
27
26
25
25
Feels °C
27
26
27
26
24
25
24
23
24
23
24
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
23
23
22
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