Cannons surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 16 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
24.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cannons today?

The current surf forecast for Cannons at 11PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)--
Afternoon (16 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (16 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


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Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
WSW
0.4
NW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
W
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
1
E
1.1
E
0.5
NW
0.6
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.4
W
0.4
NW
0.5
W
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
Period(s) (?)812151214141414131313121266111111111211121312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5339723767686661585887727259806377595945416910492
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
0
NW
0
N
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
S
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crossglassglasscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
offglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:36PM
0.59
2:06AM
0.32
3:18PM
0.65
2:37AM
0.27
4:04PM
0.68
3:10AM
0.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:28PM
0.05
7:42AM
-0.11
9:26PM
0.07
8:12AM
-0.12
10:33PM
0.09
8:46AM
-0.12
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise-----6:16-------6:16-------6:15--
Sunset6:58-------6:59-------6:59-------
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
1-------111-----2---1852
Temp. °C252423232223242524232322222425262424232323222221
Feels °C (?)272625252324252525242421212426292726242525242323
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  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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