Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kua Bay today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kua Bay at 3AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (29 Aug) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Kua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 10 | SSW 13 | W 10 | SW 18 | SW 17 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SW 17 | SW 16 | W 12 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | W 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 43 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:36AM0.58m | 4:36PM0.69m | 5:14AM0.62m | 5:03PM0.63m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:39PM0.08m | 10:22AM0.13m | 11:01PM0.07m | 11:07AM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | SSW 16 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
18 | 16 | 18 | 33 | 26 | 38 | 39 | 52 | 54 | 52 | 33 | 50 | 62 | 26 | 62 | 67 | 78 | 61 | 61 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | SSW 13 | N 6 | SSW 13 | NE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
3 | 35 | 21 | 34 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 27 | 44 | 43 | 11 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | NNE 6 | SSW 13 | W 10 | SSW 13 | W 10 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | W 11 |
8 | 8 | 34 | 8 | 34 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 100 | 100 | 39 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 100 | 100 | 4 | 26 | 4 |
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