Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kanaha today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kanaha at 1AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kanaha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Sat night, light winds from the NE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2592 | 3118 | 2756 | 1975 | 1350 | 1051 | 951 | 692 | 562 | 437 | 416 | 355 | 318 | 266 | 268 | 231 | 199 | 172 | 143 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | 4:14PM0.81m | 4:55AM0.67m | 4:29PM0.74m | 5:46AM0.67m | 4:38PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:45PM0.20m | 10:30AM0.34m | 11:10PM0.19m | 11:09AM0.43m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | E 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | W 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 19 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 5 | W 18 | SW 18 | W 19 | NW 12 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 2592 | 3118 | 2756 | 1975 | 1350 | 1051 | 951 | 692 | 562 | 437 | 416 | 355 | 318 | 266 | 268 | 231 | 199 | 172 | 143 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 145 | 130 | 360 | 130 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 92 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 19 |
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