Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at KH today (21 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for KH at 8PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at KH. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed night, min 24°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 169 | 204 | 215 | 158 | 140 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 388 | 373 | 580 | 550 | 515 | 398 | 306 | 427 | 330 | 457 | 487 | 498 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 11:23PM0.78m | 11:26AM0.89m | 11:55PM0.91m | 11:56AM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:23PM0.38m | 5:18AM0.38m | 5:44PM0.29m | 5:55AM0.31m | 6:08PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | W 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | W 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 18 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 169 | 56 | 215 | 158 | 140 | 162 | 100 | 162 | 158 | 169 | 173 | 151 | 515 | 147 | 115 | 115 | 119 | 457 | 487 | 498 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | SSW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | S 9 | W 8 | W 8 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | SSE 8 | S 18 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 57 | 171 | 36 | 34 | 104 | 142 | 162 | 124 | 80 | 373 | 580 | 550 | 99 | 398 | 306 | 427 | 330 | 99 | 99 | 96 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | ESE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 20 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 17 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | E 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 125 | 39 | 122 | 113 | 87 | 10 | 142 | 140 | 388 | 57 | 55 | 41 | 29 | 227 | 288 | 234 | 264 | 132 | 25 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | S 8 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 204 | 10 | 51 | 130 | 154 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1178 | 973 | 1002 | 1438 | 973 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 973 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 973 | 1179 | 1171 | 1178 |
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