Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kawaihae Breakwater today (20 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kawaihae Breakwater at 2PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Jun) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Kawaihae Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tue 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | NW 9 | S 14 | S 13 | W 9 | SSW 16 | NE 11 | SW 16 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NE 10 | SW 15 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:25AM0.34m | 8:38PM0.58m | 10:39AM0.42m | 9:20PM0.49m | 11:42AM0.50m | 10:05PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:16AM0.01m | 2:06PM0.20m | 3:53AM0.01m | 3:39PM0.27m | 4:27AM0.01m | 5:29PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 4 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 30 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 12 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 15 | NE 8 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | NNE 8 | NE 11 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 10 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 36 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NE 8 | S 15 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NW 9 | S 19 | S 19 | W 9 | SSW 16 | NNE 8 | SW 16 | S 13 | N 7 | N 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | N 6 | SW 15 | N 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 18 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 49 | 86 | 88 | 88 | 65 | 88 | 76 | 84 | 86 | 86 | 88 | 54 | 54 | 88 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 86 | 98 | 88 | 88 | 85 | 76 |
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