Kanaha Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.90° N 156.44° W

Kanaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kanaha sea temperature is
26.6°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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kanaha at 9AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (09 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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)
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
253
216
170
244
264
159
153
151
147
172
199
193
178
149
128
108
120
308
259
254
352
352
346
141
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
glassy
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
High Tide
1:10AM0.59m
1:54PM0.92m
1:53AM0.67m
2:19PM0.89m
2:33AM0.73m
2:42PM0.84m
Low Tide
7:04AM0.11m
8:20PM0.23m
7:47AM0.14m
8:41PM0.19m
8:27AM0.19m
9:02PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:34
6:32
6:31
 mm
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
26
26
26
27
27
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
32
32
31
30
29
30
29
30
28
28
27
29
28
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
28
27
26
26
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