Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kanaha today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kanaha at 12AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 17s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s 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 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kanaha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 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 9 | ENE 9 | 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 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 566 | 534 | 434 | 437 | 392 | 392 | 383 | 383 | 383 | 341 | 341 | 349 | 402 | 412 | 459 | 459 | 459 | 412 | 402 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:41AM0.67m | 11:12AM0.71m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:25PM0.23m | 00:27AM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 66 | 67 | 69 | 77 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 69 | 67 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | W 9 | W 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | NW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | 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 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 566 | 534 | 434 | 437 | 392 | 392 | 383 | 383 | 383 | 341 | 341 | 349 | 402 | 412 | 459 | 459 | 459 | 412 | 402 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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