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Cannons surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 19 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
24.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cannons today?

The current surf forecast for Cannons at 11PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)--
Afternoon (19 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (19 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.8
NNW
1.1
NW
0.9
NNW
1.2
NW
1.2
NW
1.2
NW
Period(s) (?)121212121111111113131415161616161515151414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9089938376755756838791115124240240236283205275529357525509501
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
0
E
0
E
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:55PM
0.68
3:45AM
0.16
5:52PM
0.66
4:28AM
0.12
6:56PM
0.63
6:02AM
0.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:56PM
0.10
9:23AM
-0.10
1:54AM
0.09
10:07AM
-0.07
3:38AM
0.07
11:03AM
-0.02
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise-----6:13-------6:13-------6:11--
Sunset6:59-------7:00-------7:00-------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
11-----11------11-------
Temp. °C242323232324252525242423232325242424232322232524
Feels °C (?)262524252526272827272726272628262627252624252725
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