Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.06° N 156.94° W

Kawela 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kawela sea temperature is
27.0°C
0.3° 

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


How big are the waves at Kawela today (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kawela at 8PM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (19 Oct)7ft (2.2m)7s
Evening (19 Oct)7ft (2.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon night, light winds from the ENE by Wed night).

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
8
0.3
S
12
2.3
ENE
7
2.3
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
8
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
1.3
ENE
8
0.4
SW
15
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
372
25
553
530
443
329
362
362
329
443
490
431
310
257
64
64
187
57
213
213
187
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
20
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
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
High Tide
10:43AM0.57m
00:00AM0.31m
11:29AM0.58m
00:33AM0.38m
12:08PM0.57m
Low Tide
6:37PM0.10m
4:54AM0.18m
6:57PM0.08m
6:02AM0.17m
7:16PM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
26
25
25
24
25
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
24
Feels °C
23
22
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21
23
22
21
20
21
21
21
22
21
22
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24
23
23
23
23
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