Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kanaha today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kanaha at 7PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kanaha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 137 | 176 | 183 | 161 | 157 | 74 | 72 | 54 | 57 | 105 | 91 | 91 | 77 | 40 | 48 | 61 | 120 | 62 | 171 | 114 | 114 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:31AM0.64m | 11:00AM0.67m | 12:04PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:47AM0.23m | 2:05AM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 7 | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NNE 7 | W 11 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 74 | 72 | 54 | 57 | 29 | 91 | 91 | 77 | 40 | 48 | 37 | 49 | 26 | 37 | 26 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 11 | NE 6 | NE 7 | E 7 | WSW 18 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | W 11 | WSW 16 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 11 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 9 | 39 | 44 | 53 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 28 | 40 | 34 | 27 | 37 | 26 | 36 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 11 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | W 11 | E 9 | W 10 | ESE 8 | W 11 | E 8 | NW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 9 | 30 | 29 | 20 | 24 | 17 | 14 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 26 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 137 | 176 | 183 | 161 | 157 | 39 | — | — | — | 105 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 61 | 120 | 62 | 171 | 114 | 114 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
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