Kanaha Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.90° N 156.44° W

Kanaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kanaha sea temperature is
27.2°C
0.3° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Kanaha at 7AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (22 Sep)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (22 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.9
E
9
2
E
9
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
ENE
9
2
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
299
326
318
367
482
588
694
830
770
770
683
602
577
553
541
529
517
506
505
562
522
522
513
507
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:54PM0.47m
12:43PM0.82m
00:31AM0.54m
1:05PM0.84m
1:06AM0.62m
1:26PM0.83m
Low Tide
5:32AM0.23m
7:25PM0.31m
6:15AM0.20m
7:34PM0.26m
6:55AM0.20m
7:48PM0.21m
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rain showers
rain showers
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light rain
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:21
6:20
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
26
25
26
27
28
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
25
25
25
26
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
28
26
27
28
29
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
25
25
24
25
25
25
25
25
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