Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kanaha today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Kanaha at 11PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kanaha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 418 | 374 | 341 | 392 | 393 | 412 | 459 | 459 | 459 | 412 | 412 | 367 | 313 | 376 | 385 | 394 | 394 | 394 | 385 |
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 | 11:12AM0.71m | 11:51AM0.75m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:27AM0.27m | 3:02AM0.29m | 7:44PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NNE 6 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 76 | 75 | 73 | 69 | 67 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 36 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 16 | NW 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | N 12 | NW 10 | N 12 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | N 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 418 | 374 | 341 | 392 | 393 | 412 | 459 | 459 | 459 | 412 | 412 | 367 | 313 | 376 | 385 | 394 | 394 | 394 | 385 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 14 |
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