Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kanaha today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kanaha at 4AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kanaha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 105mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNE 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 639 | 586 | 444 | 437 | 380 | 374 | 386 | 256 | 175 | 172 | 169 | 169 | 139 | 176 | 170 | 260 | 161 | 173 | 198 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | 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 | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:14PM0.58m | 4:14AM0.96m | 2:38PM0.54m | 5:07AM0.93m | 2:57PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:44PM-0.01m | 10:49AM0.43m | 9:20PM0.01m | 12:05PM0.46m | 9:59PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 639 | 586 | 444 | 437 | 380 | 374 | 277 | 157 | 141 | 172 | 169 | 169 | 139 | 176 | 170 | 260 | 161 | 173 | 198 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 11 | E 8 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNE 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 11 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 194 | 160 | 157 | 157 | 130 | 42 | 4 | 256 | 175 | 115 | 76 | 80 | 71 | 110 | 101 | 76 | 75 | 58 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NNE 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NNE 12 | N 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | W 12 | W 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | NW 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 42 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 50 | 75 | 106 | 71 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 266 | 386 | 60 | 72 | 97 | 83 | 83 | 119 | 94 | 80 | 53 | 87 | 92 | 95 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
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