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Cannons surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 16 Jan 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
25.4° C
 (Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cannons today?

The current surf forecast for Cannons at 4AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 2.5m 14s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (16 Jan)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (16 Jan)8ft (2.5m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
0
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
5
4
4
4
5
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
3
NW
3
NNW
2.5
N
3
NNW
2.5
N
2.5
N
2.4
N
2.3
N
2.2
N
2.1
N
2
N
1.8
N
2
NNE
1.6
N
1.5
N
1.4
N
2
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.3
NW
Period(s) (?)141414141413131313121212121212121212191716161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)83487627374329742702313925072052185415721392122711369001054687594517267336633818354432882278
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:05AM
0.65
1:12PM
0.16
2:36AM
0.67
1:47PM
0.17
3:06AM
0.68
2:23PM
0.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:10AM
0.09
6:24PM
-0.08
9:28AM
0.08
7:00PM
-0.09
9:47AM
0.07
7:36PM
-0.09
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise---7:18-------7:18-------7:18----
Sunset------6:15-------6:15-------6:16-
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191919192021212020202020222222222221202122232321
Feels °C (?)151515151618181717161717191919191918181920222120
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