Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at KH today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for KH at 11AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (+05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at KH. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1046 | 1019 | 991 | 857 | 845 | 694 | 893 | 320 | 510 | 482 | 473 | 533 | 445 | 441 | 435 | 411 | 449 | 366 | 436 | 361 | 356 | 284 | 276 | 480 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:51AM0.76m | 5:01PM0.75m | 6:53AM0.67m | 4:54PM0.66m | 10:40AM0.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:15PM0.24m | 11:19AM0.47m | 11:48PM0.32m | 11:51AM0.55m | 00:47AM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 1046 | 1019 | 991 | 857 | 845 | 694 | 893 | 320 | 510 | 482 | 473 | 463 | 445 | 435 | 383 | 375 | 367 | 321 | 436 | 361 | 356 | 284 | 276 | 480 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 316 | 294 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 123 | 313 | 170 | 91 | 131 | 533 | 440 | 441 | 435 | 411 | 449 | 366 | 120 | 129 | 126 | 126 | 120 | 102 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | WNW 10 | W 15 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | S 18 | S 13 | S 18 | SSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 18 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 21 |
| kJ | 152 | 20 | 4 | — | — | — | 8 | 58 | 119 | 154 | 71 | 8 | 7 | 162 | 160 | 104 | 5 | 5 | 122 | 133 | 130 | 125 | 99 | 81 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 287 | 254 | 248 | 232 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 185 | 1026 | 435 | 185 | 2632 | 2079 | 1179 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 185 | 161 | 44 | 44 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 185 |
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