Big Lefts Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.29° N 157.85° W

Big Lefts 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big Lefts sea temperature is
27.3° 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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Big Lefts at 5PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (14 Aug)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (14 Aug)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the E on Sat night, light winds from the ENE by Sun night).

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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)
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
3.5
ENE
8
3.5
ENE
9
3.5
E
10
3.5
E
10
4
ENE
9
5.5
ENE
11
5
E
10
4
E
10
3
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
495
509
555
640
849
984
1072
1193
1565
2000
2407
2254
2808
6455
5336
2852
1297
828
676
536
475
Wind (km/h)
35
NE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
45
NE
50
ENE
55
ENE
50
ENE
50
NE
55
NE
60
NE
60
E
50
ESE
35
ESE
30
SE
20
ESE
15
E
15
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:22PM0.62m
6:06AM0.44m
5:54PM0.53m
6:57AM0.47m
6:24PM0.45m
Low Tide
10:49AM0.08m
00:03AM0.04m
11:43AM0.14m
00:30AM0.05m
12:43PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:01
7:00
7:00
 mm
1
1
7
8
7
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
26
26
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
22
22
23
23
22
23
22
23
22
21
22
22
20
18
18
22
24
26
28
28
28
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