Big Lefts Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.29° N 157.85° W

Big Lefts 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Big Lefts sea temperature is
27.1°C
0.1° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Big Lefts at 10PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Afternoon (08 Sep)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (08 Sep)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
0
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSW
10
2.1
SSW
9
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
1.3
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1011
693
650
571
462
378
351
281
269
261
257
198
195
177
231
273
231
203
186
207
190
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
0
WSW
5
ENE
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
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
2:28PM0.72m
2:51AM0.39m
3:05PM0.69m
3:32AM0.45m
3:39PM0.64m
Low Tide
9:22PM0.06m
8:21AM0.06m
9:46PM0.05m
9:12AM0.07m
10:10PM0.04m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:40
6:39
6:38
 mm
1
2
2
Temp °C
27
28
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
27
29
28
30
30
30
31
30
30
30
29
30
29
29
28
27
25
25
25
25
25
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