Kanaha Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.90° N 156.44° W

Kanaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kanaha sea temperature is
26.8°C
0.2° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kanaha at 9PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (21 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (21 Oct)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
1
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
8
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1
E
7
1.2
ENE
8
0.8
NE
8
1
NE
8
1.1
ENE
8
0.6
NW
12
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
0.6
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
270
288
256
256
244
214
292
251
253
172
214
108
161
86
123
149
83
158
154
142
73
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
25
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
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
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:35AM0.75m
00:21AM0.61m
12:02PM0.75m
00:55AM0.71m
12:28PM0.73m
Low Tide
6:21PM0.25m
5:51AM0.32m
6:35PM0.19m
6:41AM0.32m
6:53PM0.12m
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clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
26
25
25
25
25
24
24
25
26
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
Feels °C
25
24
24
24
25
24
25
26
27
25
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
27
26
24
25
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