Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kua Bay today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kua Bay at 5PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Kua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the S by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | NNE 6 | W 12 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NE 8 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 39 | 55 | 25 | 57 | 51 | 39 | 44 | 37 | 53 | 78 | 83 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 34 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:34PM0.83m | 5:00AM0.54m | 5:06PM0.76m | 5:44AM0.58m | 5:36PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:51AM0.05m | 11:15PM0.07m | 10:38AM0.10m | 11:41PM0.07m | 11:27AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NNE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 10 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 48 | 45 | 57 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 15 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 20 | 187 | 29 | 216 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | W 12 | W 12 | ENE 8 | W 12 | SSW 14 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | ENE 9 | W 12 | ENE 10 | W 11 | SSW 13 | ENE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 28 | 28 | 44 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 69 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 17 | 11 | 22 | 10 | 35 | 20 | 35 | 35 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 12 | SW 19 | S 18 | W 12 | S 18 | W 11 | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 12 | E 10 | W 11 | W 15 | W 11 | SSW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 28 | 28 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NNE 6 | — | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | NE 8 | — | NE 8 |
| kJ | 39 | 55 | — | 57 | 51 | 39 | 44 | 37 | 53 | 78 | 83 | 99 | 106 | 168 | 154 | 229 | 235 | — | 187 | — | 222 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 100 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 446 |
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