Kanaha Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.90° N 156.44° W

Kanaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kanaha sea temperature is
27.0°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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kanaha at 1AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (18 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (18 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNW
11
1
NNW
11
0.9
NNW
11
0.9
NNW
11
1
NNW
13
1
NNW
12
1
N
12
1
N
12
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
249
249
206
183
350
318
289
279
273
289
305
349
322
345
345
383
383
331
383
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
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
9:33AM0.71m
10:29AM0.73m
Low Tide
11:18PM0.27m
1:22AM0.33m
6:24PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
26
25
25
25
24
25
26
26
26
25
25
24
24
25
26
26
26
25
24
Feels °C
25
25
25
25
23
24
25
24
24
24
24
23
23
24
25
25
26
25
23
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