Big Lefts 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 21.29° N 157.85° W

Issued: 7 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Big Lefts sea temperature is

26.8°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 (24 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big Lefts at 1AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	17s
Afternoon (24 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	14s
Evening (24 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 23			Saturday 24								Sunday 25
	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	0	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16	S 17	S 17	S 18	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	S 16	S 17	S 17	S 18	S 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	123	141	196	90	144	154	156	156	280	181	183	200	220	222	222	394	350	432	346
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	NNE
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	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					2:50AM0.60m				2:29PM0.43m				3:27AM0.67m				3:06PM0.38m
Low Tide			8:09PM0.02m				9:06AM0.13m				8:33PM-0.01m				10:00AM0.12m				9:01PM-0.02m


	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:59	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	25	24	24	24	24	24	25	26	26	25	24	24	24	24	25	25	24	23	23
Feels °C	23	23	24	24	24	25	24	25	25	24	23	23	24	24	25	25	22	22	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	ENE 8	SSW 16	NE 11	E 8	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	SSW 14	NNW 13	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	SSW 16	SSW 16	NNW 11
kJ	69	91	196	41	41	117	94	77	280	131	152	186	170	198	198	202	350	432	187
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	SSW 13	NE 11	E 12	NE 8	S 17	S 18	SSW 14	NE 10	SSW 15	S 16	S 17	S 17	S 18	S 18	SSW 17	NNW 10	NNW 11	SSW 16
kJ	54	141	59	44	39	154	156	156	58	181	183	200	220	222	222	394	139	187	346
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	NE 12	E 12	SSW 16	S 17	E 12	SSW 13	SSW 18	NNW 13	SSW 12	E 7	E 7	E 7	SSW 13	SSW 13	E 7	E 7	NE 8	SSW 11
kJ	80	66	72	90	144	44	65	104	101	48	27	26	25	92	90	26	37	17	42
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	NE 4	NE 8	NE 8	NE 4	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 5	NE 6	NNE 6	NE 5	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	E 7	E 7
kJ	123	13	133	133	20	77	98	98	81	133	82	72	55	41	95	78	53	51	37
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	4	5	6	5	6	5	5	4

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