Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kua Bay today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kua Bay at 6AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 287 | 287 | 283 | 275 | 272 | 272 | 268 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 203 | 203 | 148 | 146 | 144 | 142 | 138 | 134 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 87 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:19AM0.41m | 5:42PM0.85m | 6:13AM0.45m | 6:17PM0.77m | 7:09AM0.48m | 6:50PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:05AM0.08m | 10:42AM0.06m | 00:39AM0.08m | 11:32AM0.14m | 1:11AM0.09m | 12:27PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | W 14 | W 14 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 287 | 287 | 283 | 275 | 69 | 67 | 65 | 57 | 61 | 206 | 203 | 59 | 76 | 49 | 56 | 47 | 46 | 47 | 50 | 49 | 69 | 23 | 69 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 50 | 51 | 51 | 70 | 272 | 272 | 268 | 206 | 206 | 42 | 42 | 203 | 148 | 146 | 144 | 142 | 138 | 134 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | N 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NNE 7 | SSW 12 | W 13 |
| kJ | 63 | 64 | 43 | 42 | 73 | 75 | 42 | 63 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 14 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 87 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
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