Kanaha Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.90° N 156.44° W

Kanaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kanaha sea temperature is
26.5° C
0.4° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Kanaha at 6PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a East direction and 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (26 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (26 Jul)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NE
8
1.1
E
14
1.2
E
15
1.2
E
15
1.3
E
15
1.3
E
14
1.3
E
14
1.3
E
14
1.4
E
14
1.6
E
13
1.8
E
14
1.8
E
14
1.9
E
13
1.9
E
13
1.9
E
13
2.1
E
13
2.3
E
12
2.5
ENE
12
2.5
ENE
12
2.5
ENE
11
2.5
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
339
499
610
610
706
687
668
640
711
905
1267
1161
1266
1228
1228
1468
1643
1929
1913
1898
1493
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:02PM0.87m
00:28AM0.46m
2:29PM0.90m
1:11AM0.49m
2:55PM0.92m
Low Tide
9:02PM0.40m
6:52AM0.09m
9:16PM0.38m
7:28AM0.06m
9:34PM0.36m
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thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:06
7:06
7:06
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
25
25
24
24
24
25
26
26
27
25
25
25
25
25
27
27
26
25
25
Feels °C
25
26
24
25
24
25
24
25
27
27
28
26
27
27
28
27
29
29
27
27
28
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