Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kanaha today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kanaha at 2AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kanaha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 147 | 126 | 148 | 178 | 233 | 269 | 308 | 375 | 341 | 350 | 309 | 224 | 224 | 228 | 238 | 284 | 157 | 157 | 127 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore 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 | 5:08PM0.89m | 5:17AM0.56m | 5:32PM0.81m | 6:25AM0.56m | 5:50PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:54PM0.27m | 10:46AM0.27m | 00:26AM0.25m | 11:28AM0.39m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | W 12 | W 12 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 32 | 29 | 33 | 19 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 12 | 40 | 33 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 49 | 55 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 12 | W 20 | W 20 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 63 | 63 | 62 | 60 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | N 9 | NE 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 |
| kJ | 25 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 147 | 126 | 148 | 178 | 233 | 269 | 308 | 375 | 341 | 350 | 309 | 224 | 224 | 228 | 238 | 284 | 157 | 157 | 127 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 14 |
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