Ka'anapali Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.95° N 156.70° W

Ka'anapali Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ka'anapali Point sea temperature is
26.7° C
0.1° 

Ka'anapali Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Ka'anapali Point today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ka'anapali Point at 6AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Afternoon (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Evening (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)17s

Table - waves today at Ka'anapali Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon).

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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
6
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
69
78
79
109
79
72
95
95
135
138
100
98
93
89
124
124
124
90
90
89
88
87
86
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
15
NE
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:01AM0.64m
12:06PM0.68m
12:46PM0.73m
Low Tide
1:05AM0.20m
2:20AM0.21m
4:03AM0.21m
9:02PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:52
6:52
6:51
 mm
Temp °C
25
25
25
26
27
26
26
26
26
25
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
27
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
28
28
28
29
29
28
29
30
30
29
30
31
29
28
29
28
27
27
26
27
25
25
25
24
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