Kanaha Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.90° N 156.44° W

Kanaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kanaha sea temperature is
26.6°C
0.2° 

Kanaha surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Kanaha today (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kanaha at 7PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (09 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s

Table - waves today at Kanaha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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)
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
13
1.4
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
168
238
163
155
176
199
222
222
215
233
154
132
140
120
140
325
197
187
352
240
141
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:54PM0.92m
1:53AM0.67m
2:19PM0.89m
2:33AM0.73m
2:42PM0.84m
Low Tide
8:20PM0.23m
7:47AM0.14m
8:41PM0.19m
8:27AM0.19m
9:02PM0.16m
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6:11
6:11
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6:34
6:32
6:31
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
26
26
25
26
27
26
26
25
25
24
24
25
26
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
30
30
29
30
28
28
26
27
28
27
27
26
26
24
25
26
27
27
27
26
26
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