Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kanaha today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kanaha at 12AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Kanaha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 199 | 199 | 143 | 176 | 176 | 151 | 147 | 155 | 159 | 155 | 137 | 144 | 144 | 86 | 84 | 149 | 188 | 172 | 163 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:38PM0.67m | 6:50AM0.65m | 4:30PM0.61m | 8:31AM0.64m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:35PM0.20m | 11:55AM0.52m | 00:05AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | E 9 | E 9 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 12 | NNE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 86 | 84 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 6 | SW 16 | W 11 | W 13 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NNE 7 | WNW 12 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | N 7 | W 6 | N 7 | N 7 | W 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 6 | SW 18 | W 6 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 199 | 199 | 143 | 176 | 176 | 151 | 147 | 155 | 159 | 155 | 137 | 144 | 144 | 22 | 19 | 149 | 188 | 172 | 163 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
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