Cannons surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 HST
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Cannons surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cannons sea temperature is
24.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cannons today?

The current surf forecast for Cannons at 9AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
W
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
W
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
W
0.5
W
Period(s) (?)131212121211111111111112131212121212111111111313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8772727169636059595841451049390899383768357568387
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
0
NW
5
E
15
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
0
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossglasscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:37AM
0.27
4:04PM
0.68
3:10AM
0.21
4:55PM
0.68
3:45AM
0.16
5:52PM
0.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:26PM
0.07
8:12AM
-0.12
10:33PM
0.09
8:46AM
-0.12
11:56PM
0.10
9:23AM
-0.10
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise---6:16-------6:15-------6:13----
Sunset------6:59-------6:59-------7:00-
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
heavy rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
Rain (mm)
-----222------3141--1-22-
Temp. °C232323232525252424232323252524222223232425252424
Feels °C (?)242324242626272627252524262627242325252628282728
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