Kanaha Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.90° N 156.44° W

Kanaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kanaha sea temperature is
27.1°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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Kanaha at 2PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (27 Sep)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (27 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
4
3
2
3
2
2
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ENE
9
3
ENE
9
3
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.2
E
8
2.1
E
8
2
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
2
E
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.7
E
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.3
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1382
1362
1315
1145
1027
848
682
608
552
500
509
509
509
448
448
533
318
280
386
244
373
331
229
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
35
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
E
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
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
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:54AM0.83m
2:30PM0.74m
3:34AM0.86m
2:51PM0.68m
4:18AM0.86m
3:09PM0.63m
Low Tide
8:53AM0.28m
8:50PM0.08m
9:35AM0.34m
9:16PM0.06m
10:22AM0.40m
9:46PM0.06m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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Temp °C
25
25
26
27
27
26
25
25
25
26
28
27
27
27
26
26
25
26
27
27
26
27
26
Feels °C
22
22
23
25
25
25
24
24
24
26
28
26
26
27
27
28
27
29
29
28
27
29
28
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