Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kanaha today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kanaha at 2AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Kanaha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | ENE 7 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | N 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 361 | 411 | 343 | 331 | 320 | 308 | 303 | 254 | 297 | 249 | 206 | 222 | 350 | 318 | 284 | 263 | 293 | 325 | 353 |
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 | 8:00AM0.70m | 9:33AM0.71m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:36PM0.21m | 11:18PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | N 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 |
| kJ | 361 | 411 | 343 | 331 | 320 | 308 | 303 | 254 | 297 | 249 | 206 | 161 | 350 | 318 | 284 | 228 | 224 | 209 | 164 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 18 | NNE 6 | NNW 14 | N 13 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 44 | 47 | 78 | 31 | 61 | 125 | 87 | 76 | 103 | 102 | 65 | 87 | 87 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | E 12 | E 12 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | E 10 | W 18 | W 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 10 | 25 | 25 | 31 | 31 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 103 | 90 | 89 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 190 | 167 | 220 | 240 | 247 | 215 | 197 | 186 | 143 | 117 | 166 | 222 | 229 | 248 | 256 | 263 | 293 | 325 | 353 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
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