Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kanaha today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kanaha at 6AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Kanaha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NW 18 | NNW 17 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 71 | 93 | 113 | 138 | 319 | 386 | 464 | 452 | 587 | 620 | 657 | 640 | 623 | 614 | 597 | 581 | 540 | 525 | 444 | 444 | 437 | 437 | 388 | 376 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:31AM0.88m | 2:30PM0.61m | 4:06AM0.86m | 2:43PM0.57m | 4:44AM0.82m | 2:49PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:44AM0.38m | 8:53PM0.08m | 10:23AM0.42m | 9:16PM0.10m | 11:09AM0.46m | 9:40PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NW 18 | NNW 17 | NNW 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 59 | 93 | 113 | 138 | 319 | 386 | 464 | 143 | 140 | 620 | 657 | 640 | 623 | 614 | 597 | 581 | 540 | 525 | 444 | 444 | 437 | 437 | 388 | 376 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NNW 18 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NNW 16 | NW 16 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | WSW 17 | ENE 9 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 71 | 71 | 71 | 124 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 452 | 587 | 33 | 48 | 12 | 24 | 24 | 34 | 43 | 37 | 38 | 27 | 101 | 12 | 31 | 31 | 74 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | NW 14 | NW 14 | E 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 17 | E 13 | E 14 | E 16 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 4 | 29 | 29 | 64 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 37 | 34 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | — | 30 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 21 | 12 | — | — | 196 | 181 | 173 | — | — | 134 | 150 | 176 | 176 | 159 | 134 | 89 | 130 | 103 | 151 | 8 | 190 | 207 | 190 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
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