Kanaha Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.90° N 156.44° W

Kanaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 18 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 8AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 18). 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 Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
11
1
NNW
13
1
NNW
12
1
N
12
1
N
12
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
192
350
318
289
279
293
289
340
349
322
368
345
345
345
345
373
336
322
322
358
411
383
345
368
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
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
9:33AM0.71m
10:29AM0.73m
11:04PM0.42m
11:06AM0.75m
Low Tide
11:18PM0.27m
1:22AM0.33m
6:24PM0.34m
3:39AM0.34m
6:14PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
24
24
25
26
26
26
25
25
24
24
24
26
26
26
24
25
24
24
25
26
26
26
24
24
Feels °C
24
23
24
25
24
24
24
24
23
23
22
25
25
25
23
24
24
23
24
25
24
24
22
23
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