Kanaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 20.90° N 156.44° W

Issued: 7 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kanaha sea temperature is

26.1° C

Kanaha surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Kanaha today (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kanaha at 2PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s
Evening (15 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 15							Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 6
Wave Graph
kJ	121	118	84	167	132	99	132	136	118	122	42	47	112	115	115	98	85	87	131	150	138	88	88	76
Wind (km/h)	E	E	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE
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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	2:31AM0.52m				4:06PM1.01m				3:24AM0.54m				4:39PM0.96m				4:18AM0.55m					5:08PM0.89m
Low Tide			8:43AM-0.00m				10:50PM0.32m				9:25AM0.06m					11:22PM0.29m			10:06AM0.16m					11:54PM0.27m


	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54
	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:08	—	—	7:08
mm	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	24	25	25	25	26	25	25	25	24	25	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	27	27	26	25	25	25
Feels °C	26	26	26	26	27	26	26	27	25	26	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	28	27	26	25	26	26
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	W 15	N 8	NNE 8	W 15	W 15	W 15	W 14	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	NNE 7	NNE 8	N 8	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	NNE 7	N 7	NNE 7
kJ	121	118	84	110	45	65	109	109	109	107	42	47	28	27	27	31	32	33	66	65	64	29	26	38
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 15	W 15	N 7	SW 18	W 15	W 15	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	W 14	W 14	W 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	ESE 8	ESE 8	WSW 16	WNW 14	WNW 14	ESE 8
kJ	73	112	24	48	109	109	24	25	25	25	106	104	103	67	67	67	67	67	6	6	25	63	62	19
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 17	WSW 18	W 15	W 18	WSW 18	SW 15	SW 19	W 19	E 9	E 9	WSW 16	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 17	SW 17	ESE 8	SW 16	WSW 16	SW 12	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 13
kJ	30	30	112	6	31	9	15	7	2	2	26	28	29	29	29	29	12	6	10	25	6	10	10	60
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	E 4	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	E 5	E 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 6
kJ	—	—	6	167	132	99	132	136	118	122	39	71	112	115	115	98	85	87	131	150	138	88	88	76
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	14	14	0	0	0	14	24	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	19	19	14	14	14
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Magics HAW - Big Island	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	3	2	2	2	3	4	4	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	6	6	9	6	8	9	8	7	6	6	8	9	9	9	7

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