Kanaha Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.90° N 156.44° W

Kanaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kanaha sea temperature is
26.7° 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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Kanaha at 10PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (16 Aug)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (16 Aug)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
1
4
4
4
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
8
2.4
E
8
2.2
E
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
1.1
E
7
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
973
1010
765
628
394
335
291
250
244
237
208
167
147
181
181
15
113
178
151
155
159
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
E
20
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
off
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
4:29PM0.74m
5:46AM0.67m
4:38PM0.67m
6:50AM0.65m
4:30PM0.61m
Low Tide
10:30AM0.34m
11:10PM0.19m
11:09AM0.43m
11:35PM0.20m
11:55AM0.52m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:53
6:53
6:52
 mm
2
4
2
1
Temp °C
27
28
27
27
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
24
24
24
25
26
26
26
25
24
Feels °C
28
30
30
30
28
28
27
26
27
27
27
26
25
25
25
26
27
27
26
26
25
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