Kanaha Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.90° N 156.44° W

Kanaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kanaha sea temperature is
26.7°C
0.1° 

Kanaha surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Kanaha today (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kanaha at 12PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (23 Oct)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (23 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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)
2
2
1
1
0
0
2
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
8
1.2
ENE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.6
NW
11
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.6
NW
11
0.9
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
1.1
NE
8
0.9
NNW
13
0.9
NNW
13
1.2
NNW
12
1.3
NNW
12
1.5
NNW
11
1.5
NNW
11
1.5
N
11
1.4
NNW
11
1.3
NNW
11
1.3
NNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
123
162
95
77
154
142
120
73
170
117
160
154
145
249
280
387
461
531
494
555
495
400
392
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
12:28PM0.73m
1:30AM0.81m
12:54PM0.70m
2:07AM0.89m
1:21PM0.67m
Low Tide
6:41AM0.32m
6:53PM0.12m
7:28AM0.32m
7:16PM0.07m
8:14AM0.33m
7:43PM0.02m
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Temp °C
24
24
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
23
23
24
25
25
24
23
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Feels °C
26
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
26
26
26
24
25
24
24
25
26
26
24
24
24
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