Kanaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 20.90° N 156.44° W

Issued: 1 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kanaha sea temperature is

26.8°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 (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 21s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kanaha at 5AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 31). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Evening (31 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	21s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 23°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat night, fresh winds from the NE by Mon morning).
	Saturday 31								Sunday 1								Monday 2
	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)	1	1	2	2	2	0	2	3	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 8	NNW 22	NNW 21	NNW 20	NNW 19	NNW 18	NNW 18	NNW 17	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 16	NW 16	NW 15	NW 15	N 15	N 14	N 14	N 14
Wave Graph
kJ	168	168	165	161	157	113	311	685	1281	1609	1918	1901	2065	1900	1809	1765	1743	1531	1415	1358	3281	3022	2714	2436
Wind (km/h)	ENE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	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	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			7:21AM0.84m									8:39AM0.81m				8:49PM0.38m				9:45AM0.79m				10:56PM0.47m
Low Tide									11:44PM0.22m						5:19PM0.35m		1:32AM0.31m						5:24PM0.30m


	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	24	24	25	26	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	25	25	24	24	24	23	23	23	24	25	24	24	24
Feels °C	25	26	27	29	27	26	27	26	27	26	26	27	25	23	23	23	21	21	20	21	23	22	22	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 8	NNE 8	NE 8	NNW 20	NNW 19	NNW 18	NNW 18	NNW 17	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 16	NW 16	NW 15	NW 15	N 15	N 14	N 14	N 14
kJ	168	168	165	161	157	113	120	149	1281	1609	1918	1901	2065	1900	1809	1765	1743	1531	1415	1358	3281	3022	2714	2436
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	NNW 22	NNW 21	NNE 8	NE 8	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	NNW 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	—
kJ	49	47	47	47	73	46	311	685	86	98	68	66	39	37	37	37	37	37	37	63	19	18	18	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 12	NW 12	NW 13	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	NW 11	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	—	NNE 9	NNE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	39	40	41	20	32	32	44	69	134	44	40	37	37	26	16	—	8	8	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 6	E 5	—	E 5	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 5	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 8	—	—	—	E 10
kJ	39	38	37	28	37	43	38	28	—	14	126	109	123	123	117	111	90	203	435	504	—	—	—	8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	Kanaha HAW - Maui	Kanaha HAW - Maui	Kanaha HAW - Maui	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	Kanaha HAW - Maui	Kanaha HAW - Maui	Kanaha HAW - Maui	Kanaha HAW - Maui	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	Kuau Pipes HAW - Maui	The Cove HAW - Maui	Kihei Cove HAW - Maui	Kihei Cove HAW - Maui	La Perouse Bay/The Dumps HAW - Maui	Puamana HAW - Maui	La Perouse Bay/The Dumps HAW - Maui	Pine Trees HAW - Big Island	Hapuna HAW - Big Island	Kihei Cove HAW - Maui	Kihei Cove HAW - Maui	Kihei Cove HAW - Maui	Kihei Cove HAW - Maui
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	2	4	1	2	1	1	3	1	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	14	14	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	14	8	19	19	19	34	24	34	142	119	19	19	19	19
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	3	1			2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4

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