Kanaha Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.90° N 156.44° W

Kanaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kanaha sea temperature is
26.7°C
0.1° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kanaha at 9PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 2.1m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Afternoon (07 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (07 Sep)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
2
2
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
12
2.3
ENE
12
2.2
ENE
12
2.5
ENE
12
2.1
ENE
12
2
ENE
12
2
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.4
NE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
NE
9
1.2
ENE
9
0.7
E
13
0.7
E
13
1.3
ENE
8
1.5
E
8
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
672
1437
1324
1641
1190
1063
1008
802
759
673
513
416
320
247
211
168
168
223
253
172
193
Wind (km/h)
30
E
30
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
10
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:53PM0.92m
00:22AM0.51m
1:25PM0.93m
1:10AM0.59m
1:54PM0.92m
Low Tide
7:45PM0.32m
6:16AM0.12m
8:01PM0.27m
7:04AM0.11m
8:20PM0.23m
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:36
6:35
6:34
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
28
29
28
28
28
27
27
27
29
29
29
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
Feels °C
28
29
28
30
29
28
27
27
31
32
33
33
32
32
32
31
30
29
28
28
28
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