Kanaha Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.90° N 156.44° W

Kanaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kanaha sea temperature is
26.7°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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kanaha at 8AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (27 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (27 Oct)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 69mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
0
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
15
1.3
NW
15
1.3
NW
14
1.3
NW
14
1.3
NW
14
1.3
NW
14
1.3
NW
14
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
0.9
NW
13
0.9
NW
12
1.5
N
7
2
NNE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
0.7
NW
12
0.9
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
11
1
NNE
11
1
NNE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
714
704
676
658
648
639
586
444
437
380
374
277
256
214
383
335
233
172
176
170
164
202
214
198
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
E
5
SSE
25
NNE
20
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:28AM0.97m
2:14PM0.58m
4:14AM0.96m
2:38PM0.54m
5:07AM0.93m
2:57PM0.50m
Low Tide
9:51AM0.39m
8:44PM-0.01m
10:49AM0.43m
9:20PM0.01m
12:05PM0.46m
9:59PM0.06m
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1
1
1
18
21
16
1
2
1
1
1
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Temp °C
24
24
25
25
25
25
24
25
24
20
21
22
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
Feels °C
26
26
28
28
28
29
27
28
28
18
21
23
25
26
24
25
24
25
25
27
27
26
25
25
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