Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at KH today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with S 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) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for KH at 5PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am 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) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at KH. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | 991 | 857 | 845 | 694 | 780 | 320 | 510 | 544 | 533 | 533 | 518 | 441 | 452 | 411 | 449 | 383 | 361 | 361 | 599 | 350 | 276 | 215 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:01PM0.75m | 6:53AM0.67m | 4:54PM0.66m | 10:40AM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSE 8 | 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 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 9 |
| kJ | 991 | 254 | 845 | 694 | 780 | 320 | 510 | 544 | 533 | 529 | 518 | 435 | 452 | 375 | 383 | 383 | 162 | 361 | 599 | 350 | 276 | 132 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 254 | 857 | 19 | 18 | 149 | 313 | 170 | 121 | 131 | 533 | 370 | 441 | 435 | 411 | 449 | 366 | 361 | 159 | 130 | 125 | 102 | 102 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | WNW 9 | S 18 | S 13 | S 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 18 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | WNW 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | — | — | 8 | 58 | 119 | 91 | 71 | 8 | 159 | 162 | 160 | 104 | 5 | 5 | 133 | 133 | 4 | 97 | 99 | 215 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 248 | 232 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 435 | 435 | 1471 | 2539 | 2053 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 161 | 44 | 44 | 161 | 185 |
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