Kanaha Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.90° N 156.44° W

Kanaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 19 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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Kanaha at 5AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (19 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (19 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.1
E
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
224
224
191
229
250
250
157
212
202
163
140
193
207
188
164
124
140
158
128
149
149
162
162
173
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:25AM0.56m
5:50PM0.73m
7:52AM0.58m
5:59PM0.66m
9:49AM0.62m
5:38PM0.60m
Low Tide
00:26AM0.25m
11:28AM0.39m
00:59AM0.24m
12:20PM0.49m
1:37AM0.23m
2:16PM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:08
7:07
7:07
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
25
26
27
26
26
25
25
24
24
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
24
25
25
26
25
25
25
26
25
25
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
26
25
27
26
27
25
25
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