Kanaha Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.90° N 156.44° W

Kanaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kanaha sea temperature is
26.3° C
0.1° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kanaha at 8PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s 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 Jul)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (29 Jul)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (29 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
2
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.4
NE
8
1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.6
E
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
E
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
470
342
279
147
149
218
238
299
202
201
232
265
259
266
308
329
346
355
373
427
472
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
0
ENE
5
E
10
ENE
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
15
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
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
High Tide
3:20PM0.93m
2:28AM0.54m
3:43PM0.92m
3:07AM0.57m
4:04PM0.89m
Low Tide
8:01AM0.06m
9:53PM0.34m
8:33AM0.08m
10:14PM0.31m
9:05AM0.12m
10:36PM0.29m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:05
7:05
7:04
 mm
Temp °C
26
26
27
26
26
25
25
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
25
26
27
27
27
25
25
Feels °C
30
30
31
30
29
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
26
25
26
27
26
26
24
24
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