Kapaniah Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.23° N 155.75° W

Kapaniah 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kapaniah sea temperature is
27.7°C
0.9° 

Kapaniah surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Kapaniah today (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kapaniah at 4AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (20 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (20 Sep)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.3
E
9
2.2
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
534
547
547
603
603
562
506
506
455
455
455
510
498
450
439
439
424
414
370
471
669
713
846
830
Wind (km/h)
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:59AM0.76m
11:47PM0.40m
12:31PM0.80m
00:26AM0.47m
12:58PM0.83m
Low Tide
3:30AM0.28m
7:40PM0.33m
4:59AM0.26m
7:35PM0.30m
5:54AM0.22m
7:42PM0.26m
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clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
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clear
clear
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6:11
6:11
6:11
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6:21
6:20
6:19
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
26
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
26
25
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
26
26
26
Feels °C
25
24
25
25
24
24
23
23
25
24
25
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
27
27
26
25
25
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