Kanaha Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.90° N 156.44° W

Kanaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kanaha sea temperature is
26.9°C
0.0° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kanaha at 11AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (28 Sep)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (28 Sep)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Wed night).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
2
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
0.8
E
14
0.8
E
13
1.3
ENE
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
562
562
548
548
497
448
402
533
488
432
386
334
239
229
229
291
289
282
277
153
149
127
153
Wind (km/h)
25
E
20
ESE
25
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
20
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
E
15
E
15
SE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
3:34AM0.86m
2:51PM0.68m
4:18AM0.86m
3:09PM0.63m
5:09AM0.84m
3:21PM0.58m
Low Tide
9:35AM0.34m
9:16PM0.06m
10:22AM0.40m
9:46PM0.06m
11:20AM0.47m
10:20PM0.08m
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clear
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clear
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clear
clear
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rain showers
rain showers
clear
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Temp °C
25
26
28
28
27
26
25
25
25
26
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26
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Feels °C
25
27
27
25
25
24
25
26
26
27
28
27
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29
28
28
28
28
29
29
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29
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