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/ HAW – Kaua'i (25 breaks) / Hawaii (267 breaks) /
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Cannons surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
25.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cannons today?
The current surf forecast for Cannons at 1AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cannons. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 22°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | ENE 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | |
90 | 115 | 106 | 80 | 136 | 145 | 94 | 65 | 65 | 488 | 42 | 34 | 645 | 721 | 19 | 18 | 676 | 738 | 839 | 878 | 878 | 828 | 809 | 744 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:37PM0.73m | 5:03AM0.12m | 6:32PM0.67m | 6:37AM0.13m | 7:28PM0.62m | 8:25AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:25AM0.07m | 9:55AM-0.05m | 2:25AM0.06m | 10:54AM0.02m | 3:09AM0.04m | 12:15PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — |
 | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 |
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Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | ESE 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
 kJ | 90 | 115 | 106 | 80 | 136 | 145 | 94 | 65 | 65 | 72 | 42 | 34 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 38 | 51 | 55 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | SSW 15 | NNW 12 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | SSW 16 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 11 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SE 13 | N 9 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 35 | 17 | 21 | 29 | 63 | 63 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 64 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SE 9 | SSW 15 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 9 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SW 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 20 | 22 | 3 | 21 | 35 | 14 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 217 | 217 | 245 | 280 | 105 | 137 | 309 | 386 | 439 | 488 | 534 | 534 | 645 | 721 | 663 | 647 | 676 | 738 | 839 | 878 | 878 | 828 | 809 | 744 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 31 | 332 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 333 | 463 | 335 | 160 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 24 | 24 |
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