Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kua Bay today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kua Bay at 8PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s 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 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, gales from the S by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | W 12 | W 12 | NE 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | NE 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 101 | 87 | 75 | 25 | 12 | 165 | 10 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 48 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:06PM0.76m | 5:44AM0.58m | 5:36PM0.67m | 6:30AM0.60m | 6:02PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:38AM0.10m | 11:41PM0.07m | 11:27AM0.17m | 00:06AM0.08m | 12:18PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SW 6 | SW 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 41 | 40 | 28 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 1083 | 315 | 154 | 149 | 109 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 71 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 12 | SSW 14 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | E 9 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 10 | 24 | 40 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 150 | 33 | 45 | 60 | 59 | 77 | 75 | 34 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SW 18 | W 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | E 14 | E 14 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | NE 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 12 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 46 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | S 4 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 101 | 87 | 75 | 112 | 135 | 165 | 238 | 271 | 427 | 475 | 846 | — | 20 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 446 | 446 | 28 | 30 | 18 | 32 | 98 | 10 | 20 | 19 |
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