Cannons surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 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
27.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Cannons today?

The current surf forecast for Cannons at 1PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (17 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (17 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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

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Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.5
N
0.7
NNE
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
1.1
ENE
0.9
NE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)888988888877777979996676
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12111426514860555555545436353344435860589661134137
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:29PM
0.71
12:35AM
0.34
1:07PM
0.69
1:15AM
0.40
1:38PM
0.66
1:52AM
0.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:38AM
0.06
7:08PM
0.12
5:35AM
0.05
7:25PM
0.11
6:23AM
0.06
7:41PM
0.09
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
Sunrise-6:24-------6:24-------6:26------
Sunset----6:38-------6:37-------6:37---
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--------------111----121
Temp. °C252527272726252525262728272625252525272727252625
Feels °C (?)252627272726262625262727272725262626272728262726
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for HAW - Kaua'i

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Cannons (light winds from the E at Wailua Homesteads wx 26 km from Cannons). 0.4m 8s swell from the N to make surfable waves.

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8 km/h
E
0.0
27.8
Air / Water (°C)
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