Kanaha Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.90° N 156.44° W

Kanaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kanaha sea temperature is
26.9°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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kanaha at 2AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (29 Oct)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (29 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.7
NW
12
0.9
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
11
1
NNE
10
1.1
NNE
10
1
NNE
10
1
NNE
10
1
NNE
10
1
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
207
172
169
169
139
176
170
164
198
210
237
190
186
186
183
148
139
133
130
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:38PM0.54m
5:07AM0.93m
2:57PM0.50m
6:08AM0.88m
Low Tide
9:20PM0.01m
12:05PM0.46m
9:59PM0.06m
10:44PM0.13m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
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5:52
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5:51
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 mm
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
Feels °C
28
26
26
27
26
25
26
27
27
25
25
25
25
24
26
26
26
25
25
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