
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kua Bay today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kua Bay at 5AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 16 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | N 13 | N 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 21 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 20 | 39 | 64 | 92 | 86 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:55AM0.74m | 5:19PM0.34m | 6:39AM0.70m | 5:47PM0.30m | 7:34AM0.66m | 6:31PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:04PM0.23m | 11:00PM0.11m | 2:16PM0.26m | 11:28PM0.14m | 4:08PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | |
mm | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
21 | 21 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 34 | 36 | 24 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 28 | 44 | 36 | 32 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NE 4 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | SW 16 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | N 13 | N 13 |
4 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 3 | 28 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 39 | 64 | 92 | 86 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NNE 4 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 13 | SW 15 | SSW 17 | NE 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | SW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | NNW 14 | NE 8 | SSW 16 | N 8 | N 8 |
32 | 3 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 26 | 20 | 11 | 25 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | 23 | 21 | 27 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 92 | 92 | 98 | 98 | 100 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 100 | 100 | 101 | 19 | 14 | 100 | 19 | 19 | 26 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
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