Kanaha Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.90° N 156.44° W

Kanaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kanaha sea temperature is
26.9°C
0.0° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kanaha at 5PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (28 Sep)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (28 Sep)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
1
1
1
2
3
4
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
2
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
0.8
E
14
0.7
E
14
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
509
497
448
448
402
533
470
422
377
264
372
331
229
291
291
253
180
149
142
142
118
Wind (km/h)
25
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
SE
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
E
15
ESE
15
SSE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
2:51PM0.68m
4:18AM0.86m
3:09PM0.63m
5:09AM0.84m
3:21PM0.58m
Low Tide
9:35AM0.34m
9:16PM0.06m
10:22AM0.40m
9:46PM0.06m
11:20AM0.47m
10:20PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
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Temp °C
28
28
27
26
26
25
25
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
Feels °C
27
26
25
24
26
25
27
28
28
27
27
29
28
28
28
30
29
30
28
28
30
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