Kanaha Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.90° N 156.44° W

Kanaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kanaha sea temperature is
26.6° 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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kanaha at 1AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (13 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (13 Aug)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
168
163
153
158
168
206
227
257
293
319
384
404
471
588
692
914
1020
1248
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:01PM0.99m
2:37AM0.61m
3:29PM0.95m
3:22AM0.64m
3:53PM0.89m
Low Tide
9:32PM0.27m
8:35AM0.07m
9:57PM0.24m
9:15AM0.15m
10:21PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:57
6:57
6:55
 mm
1
Temp °C
27
25
26
25
25
26
27
28
27
26
25
25
25
26
27
27
27
26
25
Feels °C
27
25
27
26
25
26
26
28
26
26
24
25
25
25
26
27
27
26
24
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