
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kua Bay today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kua Bay at 5AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s 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 (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
206 | 206 | 203 | 203 | 148 | 146 | 144 | 142 | 138 | 134 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 50 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | on | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 6:13AM0.45m | 6:17PM0.77m | 7:09AM0.48m | 6:50PM0.67m | 8:11AM0.52m | 7:20PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:39AM0.08m | 11:32AM0.14m | 1:11AM0.09m | 12:27PM0.22m | 1:43AM0.10m | 1:31PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | WNW 13 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
206 | 206 | 203 | 59 | 65 | 76 | 54 | 57 | 57 | 61 | 62 | 75 | 42 | 91 | 57 | 50 | 62 | 38 | 53 | 43 | 47 | 47 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | NE 5 | W 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
47 | 41 | 42 | 203 | 148 | 146 | 144 | 142 | 138 | 134 | 92 | 89 | 27 | 87 | 15 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 50 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 12 | ENE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | W 13 | S 13 | SW 14 | ENE 8 | S 12 | ENE 8 | SW 13 | SW 11 | NE 5 | SSW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
22 | 21 | 13 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 13 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 89 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 29 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100 | 103 | 100 | 39 | 39 |
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