Kanaha Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.90° N 156.44° W

Kanaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kanaha sea temperature is
26.4° C
0.3° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Kanaha at 6PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (21 Jul)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (21 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
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)
0.8
NE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1
E
7
0.6
E
13
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
E
7
0.7
E
11
1.3
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
12
0.8
E
12
0.9
E
12
1.7
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
132
132
99
119
147
143
114
123
144
583
514
514
177
220
235
240
233
201
151
219
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
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
High Tide
9:49AM0.62m
5:38PM0.60m
11:30AM0.68m
12:23PM0.74m
Low Tide
2:16PM0.58m
2:24AM0.22m
3:23AM0.21m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:07
7:07
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
25
26
26
25
25
24
24
25
26
26
26
25
24
24
24
24
26
26
26
24
24
Feels °C
26
27
27
26
26
25
24
25
26
26
26
25
24
24
24
23
25
25
25
23
23
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