Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kanaha today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kanaha at 4PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kanaha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 286 | 410 | 427 | 471 | 500 | 522 | 565 | 638 | 459 | 579 | 566 | 482 | 471 | 460 | 392 | 392 | 392 | 392 | 383 | 383 | 374 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore 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 |
High Tide | 3:20PM0.56m | 7:17AM0.67m | 9:41AM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:53AM0.52m | 10:52PM0.19m | 11:25PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | NNE 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 80 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 56 | 68 | 97 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 69 | 77 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 16 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | W 9 | W 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 51 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 8 | SW 11 | W 9 | SW 20 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | NW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 286 | 410 | 427 | 471 | 500 | 522 | 565 | 638 | 459 | 579 | 566 | 482 | 471 | 460 | 392 | 392 | 392 | 392 | 383 | 383 | 374 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 19 |
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