Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kanaha today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Kanaha at 7PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Kanaha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 8 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 73 | 66 | 39 | 59 | 58 | 56 | 75 | 245 | 286 | 360 | 427 | 419 | 394 | 439 | 480 | 578 | 658 | 606 | 505 | 493 | 434 |
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-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:35PM0.60m | 6:00AM0.72m | 3:20PM0.56m | 7:17AM0.67m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:01AM0.46m | 10:27PM0.16m | 11:53AM0.52m | 10:52PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 45 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 44 | 56 | 56 | 63 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 56 | 68 | 51 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | NW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 75 | 66 | 39 | 59 | 58 | 56 | 75 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | W 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 8 | SW 11 | W 8 | SW 20 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 73 | 30 | 47 | 40 | 36 | 33 | 27 | 245 | 286 | 360 | 427 | 419 | 394 | 439 | 480 | 578 | 658 | 606 | 505 | 493 | 434 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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