Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at KH today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for KH at 7PM is: 1.8m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (+05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 18s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at KH. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2120 | 2434 | 1688 | 1191 | 1252 | 1388 | 1700 | 1709 | 1489 | 1434 | 1474 | 1265 | 1046 | 859 | 869 | 857 | 734 | 714 | 893 | 347 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | 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 | 4:27PM0.94m | 5:14AM0.86m | 4:46PM0.85m | 5:51AM0.76m | 5:01PM0.75m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:47PM0.18m | 10:53AM0.39m | 11:15PM0.24m | 11:19AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 10 |
| kJ | 2120 | 2434 | 1688 | 941 | 1252 | 1388 | 1700 | 1709 | 1489 | 1434 | 1474 | 1265 | 1046 | 309 | 869 | 857 | 734 | 714 | 893 | 347 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | S 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 155 | 178 | 178 | 1191 | 1005 | 864 | 207 | 226 | 258 | 258 | 286 | 309 | 330 | 859 | 254 | 254 | 224 | 202 | 132 | 313 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | WNW 8 | S 19 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 121 | 24 | 738 | 178 | 178 | 207 | 452 | 458 | 452 | 386 | 55 | 56 | 152 | 148 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 73 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 161 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 185 | 161 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 |
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