Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kanaha today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Kanaha at 10PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kanaha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 973 | 1010 | 765 | 628 | 394 | 335 | 291 | 250 | 244 | 237 | 208 | 167 | 147 | 181 | 181 | 15 | 113 | 178 | 151 | 155 | 159 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | 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 | 4:29PM0.74m | 5:46AM0.67m | 4:38PM0.67m | 6:50AM0.65m | 4:30PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:30AM0.34m | 11:10PM0.19m | 11:09AM0.43m | 11:35PM0.20m | 11:55AM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | WSW 6 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 6 | W 11 | W 11 | E 9 | E 9 | W 7 | W 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | WSW 17 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 11 | 721 | 521 | 449 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | W 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 12 | SW 5 | N 8 | WSW 6 | W 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 11 | W 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 17 | W 13 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 7 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 14 | 30 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SW 7 | W 12 | W 12 | N 8 | N 8 | SW 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 6 | W 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 7 | W 11 | W 6 | W 11 | W 11 | N 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 973 | 1010 | 765 | 628 | 394 | 335 | 291 | 250 | 244 | 237 | 208 | 167 | 147 | 181 | 181 | 92 | 113 | 178 | 151 | 155 | 159 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 14 |
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