Kanaha Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.90° N 156.44° W

Kanaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kanaha sea temperature is
26.6° 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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kanaha at 12PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (13 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (13 Aug)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
11
2.5
E
11
3
E
11
3
E
11
3
E
10
3
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
145
181
200
227
251
286
310
394
414
471
576
708
992
1175
1456
1693
1816
1782
1748
1476
1334
1252
1131
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
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
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:37AM0.61m
3:29PM0.95m
3:22AM0.64m
3:53PM0.89m
4:08AM0.67m
4:14PM0.81m
Low Tide
8:35AM0.07m
9:57PM0.24m
9:15AM0.15m
10:21PM0.22m
9:53AM0.24m
10:45PM0.20m
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6:03
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:57
6:55
6:54
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
26
27
27
27
26
25
25
25
26
27
27
27
25
25
25
25
26
27
28
28
27
26
Feels °C
26
26
26
27
27
26
24
25
25
25
26
27
27
24
24
24
24
25
26
27
26
25
24
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