Big Lefts Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.29° N 157.85° W

Big Lefts 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big Lefts sea temperature is
27.4°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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Big Lefts at 8PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (24 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (24 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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)
0
1
1
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
6
1.9
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
7
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.5
S
18
0.7
S
18
0.8
S
19
0.9
S
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
276
293
269
231
203
251
295
218
345
286
261
232
240
274
258
220
218
165
307
460
585
Wind (km/h)
40
ENE
30
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
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
High Tide
2:26PM0.67m
2:21AM0.29m
2:56PM0.68m
2:55AM0.33m
3:24PM0.68m
Low Tide
9:35PM0.13m
7:43AM0.06m
9:53PM0.11m
8:24AM0.05m
10:12PM0.10m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:53
6:52
6:52
 mm
Temp °C
27
27
27
26
26
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
Feels °C
25
26
28
26
26
24
24
23
22
22
23
24
24
23
22
22
22
23
21
22
23
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