Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at KH today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- 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 5AM is: 1.9m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 18s |
| 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 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 28°C on Mon night, min 27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2549 | 2602 | 2495 | 2370 | 2547 | 2490 | 2120 | 2434 | 1688 | 1191 | 1080 | 1388 | 1700 | 1526 | 1489 | 1434 | 1474 | 1418 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:42AM0.95m | 4:27PM0.94m | 5:14AM0.86m | 4:46PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:21PM0.12m | 10:28AM0.32m | 10:47PM0.18m | 10:53AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 2549 | 2602 | 2495 | 2370 | 2547 | 2490 | 2120 | 2434 | 1688 | 941 | 1005 | 1388 | 1700 | 1526 | 1489 | 1434 | 1474 | 1418 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 170 | 166 | 166 | 162 | 159 | 155 | 155 | 178 | 178 | 1191 | 1080 | 864 | 207 | 238 | 280 | 293 | 331 | 286 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 9 | S 13 | WNW 8 | S 19 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 10 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 154 | 114 | 113 | 111 | 111 | 45 | 121 | 24 | 738 | 178 | 178 | 207 | 452 | 458 | 452 | 386 | 54 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 44 | 44 | 161 | 12 | 0 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 161 |
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