Kanaha Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.90° N 156.44° W

Kanaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 26 Oct 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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kanaha at 9PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Afternoon (26 Oct)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (26 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
18
0.9
NNW
16
1
NW
16
1.1
NW
16
1.2
NW
15
1.3
NW
15
1.3
NW
15
1.3
NW
14
1.3
NW
14
1.3
NW
14
1.3
NW
14
1.3
NW
14
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
0.9
NW
13
0.9
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
316
469
521
595
666
714
704
676
658
648
639
586
444
437
380
374
277
256
175
169
169
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
5
N
15
ENE
15
E
10
NE
20
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:48PM0.62m
3:28AM0.97m
2:14PM0.58m
4:14AM0.96m
2:38PM0.54m
Low Tide
9:01AM0.36m
8:12PM-0.01m
9:51AM0.39m
8:44PM-0.01m
10:49AM0.43m
9:20PM0.01m
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thunderstorm
heavy rain
heavy rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:26
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1
2
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19
20
7
4
2
2
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Temp °C
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
24
24
24
25
23
24
23
24
23
23
23
Feels °C
27
28
27
26
26
27
27
26
28
28
27
27
26
28
26
27
25
27
23
23
24
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