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Big Lefts surf break

Big Lefts surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 13 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
25.5° C
 (Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Big Lefts today?

The current surf forecast for Big Lefts at 6PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 13). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (13 Jan)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (13 Jan)1ft (0.3m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
1.6
S
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1
WSW
0.5
E
1.2
NW
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.2
S
0.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)888999999666666681288881212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11111213242525253816919218418217012168340352121241114
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
15
E
15
E
5
E
5
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
S
30
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
W
20
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
30
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscrosscrossglasscross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossoffcross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:00PM
0.18
2:00AM
0.62
1:08PM
0.17
2:36AM
0.66
1:58PM
0.17
3:09AM
0.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:24AM
0.16
5:53PM
0.02
9:52AM
0.13
6:38PM
0.01
10:17AM
0.11
7:21PM
-0.01
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise-------7:11-------7:11-------7:11
Sunset--6:07-------6:08-------6:09-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------24321-141---------
Temp. °C232323232323232323242424232321202223222121202020
Feels °C (?)222122242524232220202021202120192019171616141414
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