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Cannons surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 08 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
25.1° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cannons today?

The current surf forecast for Cannons at 7PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (08 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (08 Jan)4ft (1.2m)12s

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

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Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
4
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.2
NW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NW
0.6
WNW
0.6
NNW
1.4
NW
2.5
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.4
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
Period(s) (?)131212121212121211111111181716151414131317171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3693413794231841801441371301131288221610733378379638792925214819744372404934633336
Wind
(km/h)
0
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
0
WNW
5
NNW
0
SE
0
S
0
SSE
0
NNE
5
NW
0
W
0
NNW
0
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
off		glasscrosscrossglassglassglassglassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:46PM
0.32
6:31AM
0.42
9:20PM
0.38
6:44AM
0.34
10:42PM
0.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:55PM
0.04
11:51PM
0.19
1:29PM
0.03
2:09AM
0.25
2:05PM
0.02
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise-------7:18-------7:18-------7:18
Sunset--6:09-------6:10-------6:10-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------111------
Temp. °C252524232323232324242323232323232524242323232323
Feels °C (?)272727262626262627272727272626252826272626262625
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