Kanaha Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.90° N 156.44° W

Kanaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kanaha sea temperature is
26.9°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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kanaha at 11AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (09 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (09 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NW
11
1
NW
11
1
NW
11
1
NW
11
1
NW
11
1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1
NNW
11
0.5
NW
20
0.9
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.4
NW
18
0.6
NNW
10
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
237
224
220
224
229
229
268
273
268
263
234
189
163
127
111
72
72
75
73
72
72
73
71
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:32PM0.75m
2:24AM0.84m
1:53PM0.70m
2:58AM0.87m
2:13PM0.65m
Low Tide
7:45AM0.27m
7:50PM0.11m
8:26AM0.30m
8:10PM0.09m
9:05AM0.34m
8:31PM0.08m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
25
25
26
26
26
26
25
24
24
23
24
26
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
29
30
31
30
28
27
28
27
26
27
27
27
27
26
25
25
24
23
27
27
27
26
27
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