Kanaha Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.90° N 156.44° W

Kanaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kanaha sea temperature is
26.9°C
0.0° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kanaha at 12AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (28 Sep)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (28 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.2
E
8
2.1
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
2
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1027
848
682
623
562
562
509
509
459
424
402
533
432
432
386
343
331
229
229
Wind (km/h)
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
20
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
E
15
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
E
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
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:30PM0.74m
3:34AM0.86m
2:51PM0.68m
4:18AM0.86m
3:09PM0.63m
Low Tide
8:50PM0.08m
9:35AM0.34m
9:16PM0.06m
10:22AM0.40m
9:46PM0.06m
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
27
26
26
25
25
26
28
28
27
27
26
26
25
26
27
27
26
26
26
Feels °C
25
24
25
24
25
26
27
27
25
27
26
27
27
29
29
28
27
27
28
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