KH 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 0.35° N 73.49° E

Issued: 4 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's KH sea temperature is

29.7°C

KH surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at KH today (29 Aug):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 19s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for KH at 10AM is: 1.1m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+05) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Aug)	3.5ft (1.1m)	18s
Afternoon (29 Aug)	4.5ft (1.3m)	19s
Evening (29 Aug)	5ft (1.6m)	18s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 29								Sunday 30								Monday 31
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 20	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	256	431	696	866	1044	1421	1505	1755	1988	2403	2694	2832	3037	3129	3298	3110	3037	2781	2637	2372	2155	1857	1692	1750
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide		2:16AM1.07m				2:28PM1.14m				2:45AM1.11m				2:52PM1.14m				3:14AM1.11m				3:16PM1.10m
Low Tide				8:16AM0.10m				8:36PM0.07m				8:44AM0.11m				9:01PM0.04m				9:13AM0.14m				9:27PM0.04m


	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—
mm	—	1	1	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	2	—	—
Temp °C	27	27	27	27	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Feels °C	29	30	30	29	31	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	29	29	30	31	31	31	31	32
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSW 18	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	102	102	696	866	1044	1421	1505	1755	1988	2403	2694	2832	3037	3129	3298	3110	3037	2781	2637	2372	2155	1857	1692	1750
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSE 8	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 11	S 11	ESE 9	S 11	SSE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8
kJ	235	224	91	123	164	193	184	154	154	165	165	207	59	37	26	37	125	70	119	116	109	85	85	92
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 20	SSW 18	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	S 11	S 11	ESE 9	S 11	S 11	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	256	431	217	172	167	129	96	96	89	87	63	59	25	37	37	23	22	23	23	22	22	22	21	21
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 5	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	207	207	168	141	29	23	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	161	161	161	161	161	161	161	185	161	185	185	185	185	185	185	161	161	161	161	161	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)																					4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	7	6	6	7	7	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	9	8	7	6

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