Kanaha Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.90° N 156.44° W

Kanaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kanaha sea temperature is
26.2° 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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kanaha at 9PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (16 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
14
1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
42
42
67
67
80
87
82
117
123
115
123
112
135
152
210
273
335
353
361
318
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
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
High Tide
4:39PM0.96m
4:18AM0.55m
5:08PM0.89m
5:17AM0.56m
5:32PM0.81m
Low Tide
9:25AM0.06m
11:22PM0.29m
10:06AM0.16m
11:54PM0.27m
10:46AM0.27m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:08
7:08
7:08
 mm
Temp °C
26
27
27
25
25
24
24
25
27
27
27
26
25
25
25
25
27
26
26
25
24
Feels °C
26
27
28
26
26
25
25
26
28
27
27
27
26
26
26
25
27
26
26
25
24
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