Kanaha Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.90° N 156.44° W

Kanaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kanaha sea temperature is
26.4° C
0.2° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Kanaha at 8PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (27 Jul)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (27 Jul)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
1
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
14
1.6
E
13
1.7
E
14
1.8
E
14
1.8
E
13
1.9
E
13
2
E
13
2.2
E
13
2.4
E
13
2.5
ENE
12
2.4
ENE
12
2.3
ENE
11
2.4
ENE
11
2.1
ENE
10
1.9
NE
10
1.5
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
711
901
1130
1161
1138
1247
1401
1684
1992
1812
1543
1311
1285
890
696
375
430
377
331
392
302
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
W
5
SW
5
SSE
5
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:29PM0.90m
1:11AM0.49m
2:55PM0.92m
1:50AM0.52m
3:20PM0.93m
Low Tide
9:16PM0.38m
7:28AM0.06m
9:34PM0.36m
8:01AM0.06m
9:53PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:06
7:06
7:05
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
27
27
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
27
27
27
26
Feels °C
27
28
27
28
26
27
27
27
29
29
28
27
29
29
28
30
30
29
29
29
28
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