
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kua Bay today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kua Bay at 5AM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NW 11 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 12 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 35 | 55 | 49 | 71 | 65 | 61 | 59 | 69 | 51 | 106 | 108 | 79 | 72 | 90 | 87 | 61 | 60 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:40AM0.73m | 2:23PM0.54m | 3:15AM0.80m | 2:59PM0.50m | 3:53AM0.86m | 3:36PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:55AM0.17m | 8:26PM0.02m | 9:45AM0.15m | 8:54PM0.00m | 10:35AM0.15m | 9:24PM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 12 | N 5 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 |
5 | 52 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 44 | 41 | 29 | 28 | 49 | 71 | 65 | 61 | 59 | 69 | 12 | 106 | 108 | 79 | 72 | 90 | 87 | 61 | 60 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | N 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
21 | 14 | 30 | 36 | 36 | 30 | 39 | 35 | 55 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 87 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 50 | 45 | 43 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 40 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 17 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 16 | NE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NE 7 | NW 18 | NNW 16 | N 12 | NE 4 |
30 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 58 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 50 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 26 | 25 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | NNE 4 | N 5 | N 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — |
— | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 6 | 11 | 14 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 19 | 20 | 98 | 98 | 14 | 14 | 96 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 98 | 98 | 14 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
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