Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kanaha today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kanaha at 5AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kanaha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 144 | 144 | 144 | 112 | 206 | 212 | 174 | 161 | 78 | 55 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 67 | 91 | 67 | 65 | 96 | 79 | 118 | 158 | 153 | 141 | 135 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:31AM0.64m | 11:00AM0.67m | 12:04PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:05AM0.21m | 00:47AM0.23m | 2:05AM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 11 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 78 | 55 | 54 | 55 | 39 | 67 | 91 | 67 | 65 | 96 | 79 | 93 | 19 | 37 | 37 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | WSW 18 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | WSW 17 | E 8 | W 10 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 39 | 35 | 36 | 34 | 30 | 41 | 19 | 21 | 29 | 55 | 12 | 18 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 11 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | ESE 8 | SW 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 9 | 30 | 29 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | E 3 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 144 | 144 | 144 | 112 | 206 | 212 | 174 | 161 | — | — | — | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 118 | 158 | 153 | 141 | 135 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
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