Kanaha Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.90° N 156.44° W

Kanaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kanaha sea temperature is
27.1°C
0.3° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Kanaha at 12AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (24 Sep)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (24 Sep)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.9
E
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.9
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.9
E
7
2.1
E
7
2.1
E
7
2.3
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.5
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
565
533
521
455
498
483
500
485
464
453
355
432
478
561
627
765
804
804
958
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
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
High Tide
1:06AM0.62m
1:26PM0.83m
1:41AM0.70m
1:47PM0.82m
Low Tide
7:34PM0.26m
6:55AM0.20m
7:48PM0.21m
7:33AM0.21m
8:06PM0.16m
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6:13
6:15
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6:21
6:20
6:19
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
26
26
25
25
26
26
27
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
Feels °C
28
27
27
25
25
26
25
27
25
26
26
24
24
23
24
24
24
24
24
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