Kanaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 20.90° N 156.44° W

Issued: 7 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kanaha sea temperature is

26.7°C

Kanaha surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Kanaha today (05 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kanaha at 11AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (HST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Sep)	6ft (1.9m)	13s
Afternoon (05 Sep)	6.5ft (2.0m)	13s
Evening (05 Sep)	6.5ft (2.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 5							Sunday 6								Monday 7
	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)	4	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 14	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 14	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	ENE 12	E 12	E 12	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1322	1229	1319	1339	1379	1319	1299	1249	1211	1643	1214	1175	1175	1200	1175	1565	1344	1365	1281	1590	1121	1102	1102
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	ENE	E	ENE	E	E	E	E	ESE
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	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				11:27AM0.82m								12:16PM0.88m				11:19PM0.44m				12:53PM0.92m
Low Tide	2:13AM0.19m								4:02AM0.18m					7:38PM0.37m				5:19AM0.14m				7:45PM0.32m


	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:36	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	1	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	25	26	27	26	26	26	26	25	25	26	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	27	28	28	27	27
Feels °C	26	27	28	27	27	28	28	27	26	27	28	28	28	27	27	28	27	27	28	28	29	28	29
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 14	NNE 11	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 12	N 8	N 10	N 10	SW 15	SW 15	ENE 12	ENE 13	SW 15	WSW 16	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12
kJ	1322	23	21	20	33	1319	1299	1249	1211	1137	12	18	17	58	78	1220	1344	107	171	1220	1121	1102	1102
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 11	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	NNE 10	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	N 8	WSW 16	SW 12	WSW 16	SW 12	N 10	SW 15	SW 15	N 9	N 9	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15
kJ	24	24	14	14	22	31	27	15	15	12	25	23	24	21	17	58	58	6	6	215	344	512	604
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SW 12	WSW 16	WSW 17	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 16	SSW 12	WSW 16	SSW 11	WSW 16	SW 12	N 10	—	SW 12	SW 12	NW 16	NW 15	NW 15	NW 14	NNW 13	NNW 13
kJ	15	6	27	29	6	22	22	40	14	25	13	24	22	8	—	22	23	10	8	8	8	17	17
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 14	—	—	—	—	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	ENE 12	E 12	E 12	—	ENE 13	ENE 12	ENE 12	—	—	—
kJ	—	1229	1319	1339	1379	—	—	—	—	1643	1214	1175	1175	1200	1175	1565	—	1365	1281	1590	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Kanaha HAW - Maui	Kihei Cove HAW - Maui	Kanaha HAW - Maui	Kihei Cove HAW - Maui	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	Kanaha HAW - Maui	Kanaha HAW - Maui	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	Puamana HAW - Maui	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	Ka'anapali Point HAW - Maui	Osterizers/Rainbows HAW - Maui	Kihei Cove HAW - Maui	Kihei Cove HAW - Maui
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	3	2	2	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4
Distance (km)	0	19	0	19	14	14	0	0	14	14	14	24	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	27	27	19	19
Best forecast wave conditions in Maui	Kanaha	La Perouse Bay/The Dumps	Kanaha	The Cove	Shark Pit	Shark Pit	Kanaha	Kanaha	Shark Pit	Shark Pit	Shark Pit	Shark Pit	Shark Pit	Shark Pit	Ma'alaea	Shark Pit	Shark Pit	Shark Pit	Shark Pit	Osterizers/Rainbows	Osterizers/Rainbows	Kihei Cove	S-Turns
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	2	2	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Tijuana Sloughs Baja Norte	Majors Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Pakalas HAW - Kaua'i	Majors Bay HAW - Kaua'i	The Wedge CAL - Orange County	Hilo Breakwall HAW - Big Island	Hilo Breakwall HAW - Big Island	Hilo Breakwall HAW - Big Island	Hilo Breakwall HAW - Big Island	The Wedge CAL - Orange County	The Wedge CAL - Orange County	The Wedge CAL - Orange County	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Consessions/Big Rights HAW - Oahu	The Wedge CAL - Orange County	Church CAL - Orange County	Magics HAW - Big Island	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Kapukahehu/Dixies HAW - Molokai	Magics HAW - Big Island	Kapukahehu/Dixies HAW - Molokai	Coast Guard HAW - Big Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Captains South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Little Wanganui New Zealand	Injidup Carpark Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Injidup Carpark Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Abalolo Reef United States	Etang-Sale Reunion	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Injidup Carpark Australia	Bancoora Australia	Injidup Carpark Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cow Bombie Australia
Rating (10 max)	9	9	7	6	5	5	6	5	8	9	9	6	7	8	4	5	5	5	6	4	6	8	7

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