Kanaha Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.90° N 156.44° W

Kanaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kanaha sea temperature is
26.3° 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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kanaha at 4AM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (29 Jul)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (29 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.8
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.5
NE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
983
772
563
470
380
311
180
238
251
238
202
202
226
226
265
266
294
300
337
355
406
416
484
497
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
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
cross-off
High Tide
1:50AM0.52m
3:20PM0.93m
2:28AM0.54m
3:43PM0.92m
3:07AM0.57m
4:04PM0.89m
Low Tide
8:01AM0.06m
9:53PM0.34m
8:33AM0.08m
10:14PM0.31m
9:05AM0.12m
10:36PM0.29m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:05
7:05
7:04
 mm
Temp °C
25
25
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
25
26
27
28
27
25
24
Feels °C
29
29
29
31
30
30
29
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
27
27
26
24
22
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