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Big Lefts surf break

Big Lefts surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 19 Jan 2026 HST
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Big Lefts surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Big Lefts sea temperature is
24.8° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Big Lefts today?

The current surf forecast for Big Lefts at 11PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)--
Afternoon (19 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (19 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.7
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)777777777778888877715151577
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11011094949797978386867072725555555339393939405440
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSW
10
NW
10
SSE
20
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
15
WNW
25
N
20
NNE
10
ENE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		crosscross-
on		glasscross-
off		oncross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:42PM
0.24
5:14AM
0.68
5:27PM
0.27
5:45AM
0.64
6:18PM
0.30
6:15AM
0.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:59PM
-0.01
12:20PM
0.04
10:41PM
0.03
12:47PM
0.03
11:28PM
0.08
1:15PM
0.02
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise-----7:11-------7:11-------7:11--
Sunset6:12-------6:13-------6:14-------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242424232323242424242322212223242322222221212223
Feels °C (?)222323232423232223252421182023232120202020202122
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