Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kanaha today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Kanaha at 9PM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kanaha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2836 | 2869 | 3030 | 3015 | 2260 | 1303 | 888 | 780 | 744 | 675 | 548 | 497 | 416 | 316 | 273 | 266 | 234 | 228 | 199 | 176 | 147 |
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 | 4:14PM0.81m | 4:55AM0.67m | 4:29PM0.74m | 5:46AM0.67m | 4:38PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:53AM0.24m | 10:45PM0.20m | 10:30AM0.34m | 11:10PM0.19m | 11:09AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 13 | NNW 8 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | E 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NNW 8 | W 13 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | W 11 |
| kJ | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | W 18 | W 18 | SW 18 | W 19 | NW 12 | N 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | — | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 2836 | 2869 | 3030 | 3015 | 2260 | 1303 | 888 | 780 | 744 | 675 | 548 | 497 | 416 | 316 | 273 | 266 | 234 | 228 | 199 | 176 | 147 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 130 | 130 | 351 | 153 | 113 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 14 |
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