Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big Lefts today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Big Lefts at 10PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Big Lefts. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | 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 13 | S 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
716 | 587 | 427 | 309 | 387 | 482 | 471 | 348 | 260 | 257 | 329 | 320 | 311 | 225 | 171 | 225 | 233 | 298 | 423 | 427 | 377 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
High Tide | 3:53PM0.66m | 4:08AM0.41m | 4:20PM0.62m | 4:47AM0.46m | 4:49PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:05AM0.06m | 10:32PM0.08m | 9:46AM0.07m | 10:54PM0.07m | 10:31AM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | 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 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SW 17 |
716 | 587 | 427 | 309 | 387 | 482 | 471 | 348 | 260 | 257 | 329 | 320 | 311 | 225 | 171 | 171 | 126 | 125 | 89 | 75 | 135 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NNE 7 | SSW 11 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 17 | S 12 |
7 | 72 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 10 | 22 | 79 | 78 | 109 | 109 | 107 | 106 | 146 | 130 | 126 | 85 | 78 | 75 | 108 | 73 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | N 8 | NNE 8 | W 10 | E 18 | E 17 | E 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 17 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 45 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 56 | 84 | 81 | 89 | 58 | 115 | 58 | 57 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
188 | 182 | 188 | 253 | 225 | 213 | 188 | 165 | 165 | 146 | 132 | 151 | 188 | 167 | 165 | 225 | 233 | 298 | 423 | 427 | 377 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 131 | 42 | 32 | 29 | 37 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 128 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 36 | 42 | 39 | 36 | 36 |
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