Kanaha Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.90° N 156.44° W

Kanaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kanaha sea temperature is
26.7°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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kanaha at 7AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (03 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (03 Sep)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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)
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
0.9
E
14
0.9
E
14
1
E
14
1.1
E
14
2
ENE
14
2.1
ENE
14
2.1
ENE
14
2.1
ENE
14
1.9
ENE
14
1.9
ENE
14
2.2
E
14
2
ENE
13
2
ENE
13
2
ENE
13
2
ENE
13
2
ENE
13
2
ENE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
365
356
310
302
305
294
268
334
329
390
432
1400
1704
1728
1704
1491
1428
1813
1339
1319
1339
1319
1339
1299
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:59AM0.72m
10:08AM0.75m
11:27AM0.82m
Low Tide
11:40PM0.14m
00:37AM0.17m
2:13AM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:39
6:38
6:37
 mm
Temp °C
25
25
26
26
27
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
27
27
26
26
26
Feels °C
25
25
25
25
26
24
23
24
24
23
24
25
24
25
24
25
25
26
27
28
29
27
27
28
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