Kanaha Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.90° N 156.44° W

Kanaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kanaha sea temperature is
26.3° C
0.1° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Kanaha at 12AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm 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 (28 Jul)--
Afternoon (28 Jul)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (28 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
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
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
14
1.7
E
14
1.9
E
13
1.9
E
13
2
E
13
2.2
E
13
2.4
E
13
2.5
ENE
13
2.5
ENE
12
2.5
ENE
12
2.5
ENE
11
2.5
ENE
10
2.2
NE
10
1.9
NE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.5
NE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1130
1036
1266
1247
1401
1684
1992
1931
1786
1913
1626
1319
947
626
307
249
319
439
437
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
NW
5
W
5
SW
5
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
off
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
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
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
1
Temp °C
26
25
25
25
25
26
27
27
26
25
25
25
25
26
27
27
27
27
26
Feels °C
27
26
26
27
27
28
29
29
27
26
27
29
29
29
30
30
30
31
29
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