Kanaha Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.90° N 156.44° W

Kanaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kanaha sea temperature is
26.6°C
0.2° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kanaha at 3AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue night, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
11
1.4
NE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.2
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
573
424
348
253
237
170
244
257
202
226
151
147
199
231
210
181
149
128
120
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
SE
5
SE
0
NE
0
NE
10
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
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
High Tide
1:10AM0.59m
1:54PM0.92m
1:53AM0.67m
2:19PM0.89m
Low Tide
8:01PM0.27m
7:04AM0.11m
8:20PM0.23m
7:47AM0.14m
8:41PM0.19m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:35
6:34
6:32
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
27
27
27
26
25
26
27
27
26
25
25
Feels °C
33
33
32
32
32
31
31
30
29
29
29
27
26
27
29
28
27
26
26
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