Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kanaha today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kanaha at 8PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Kanaha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 289 | 279 | 271 | 310 | 379 | 400 | 373 | 383 | 383 | 422 | 383 | 345 | 411 | 411 | 373 | 358 | 358 | 358 | 383 | 383 | 358 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:33AM0.71m | 10:29AM0.73m | 11:04PM0.42m | 11:06AM0.75m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:22AM0.33m | 6:24PM0.34m | 3:39AM0.34m | 6:14PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 289 | 279 | 224 | 209 | 205 | 158 | 151 | 110 | 114 | 82 | 86 | 85 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 103 | 102 | 65 | 87 | 87 | 84 | 54 | 72 | 72 | 51 | 47 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 29 | 14 | 29 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 256 | 256 | 271 | 310 | 379 | 400 | 373 | 383 | 383 | 422 | 383 | 345 | 411 | 411 | 373 | 358 | 358 | 358 | 383 | 383 | 358 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
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