Kanaha Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.90° N 156.44° W

Kanaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kanaha sea temperature is
26.4° 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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Kanaha at 4AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (27 Jul)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (27 Jul)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
3
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
14
1.3
E
14
1.3
E
14
1.4
E
14
1.6
E
13
1.7
E
14
1.7
E
14
1.9
E
13
1.9
E
13
2
E
13
2.1
E
13
2.3
E
13
2.4
ENE
12
2.3
ENE
12
2.1
ENE
11
2.2
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
687
678
640
711
901
1130
1036
1266
1247
1380
1514
1751
1564
1372
1016
1042
788
643
440
395
471
437
314
295
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
5
SW
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
15
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:28AM0.46m
2:29PM0.90m
1:11AM0.49m
2:55PM0.92m
1:50AM0.52m
3:20PM0.93m
Low Tide
6:52AM0.09m
9:16PM0.38m
7:28AM0.06m
9:34PM0.36m
8:01AM0.06m
9:53PM0.34m
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:06
7:06
7:05
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
24
24
25
26
27
27
25
25
25
25
25
27
27
27
26
25
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
25
Feels °C
24
24
26
27
28
28
26
27
27
27
27
29
29
29
29
29
30
29
29
30
29
29
28
27
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