Kanaha Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.90° N 156.44° W

Kanaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

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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 10PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

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 106mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
2
2
3
3
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.6
NNE
10
0.9
NW
12
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
NNE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
658
648
639
586
444
437
380
374
461
256
175
172
169
169
139
176
170
164
198
210
198
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
25
E
10
N
25
NE
20
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
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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light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
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thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
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1
1
2
6
26
54
8
2
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1
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Temp °C
26
25
25
24
24
24
24
23
24
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
Feels °C
30
29
29
27
28
24
28
23
25
28
27
25
25
26
26
25
27
27
26
24
25
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