Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kua Bay today (30 Aug):
The current surf forecast for Kua Bay at 3AM is: 0.3m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SW 17 | SW 16 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | W 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 13 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | W 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
43 | 41 | 39 | 44 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:14AM0.62m | 5:03PM0.63m | 5:56AM0.66m | 5:30PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:01PM0.07m | 11:07AM0.17m | 11:24PM0.06m | 11:58AM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SW 15 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSW 14 |
15 | 14 | 27 | 70 | 64 | 62 | 62 | 69 | 81 | 81 | 61 | 56 | 44 | 35 | 98 | 126 | 98 | 101 | 20 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | NNE 8 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 11 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | NE 8 | SSW 14 | W 12 |
28 | 27 | 7 | 44 | 43 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 36 | 34 | 2 | 33 | 19 | 29 | 19 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | E 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | S 11 | W 11 | W 13 | SSW 14 | S 19 | S 20 |
7 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 29 | 30 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 8 |
43 | 41 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | — | — | — | — | 113 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 92 | 92 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100 | 103 | 19 | 4 |
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