Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kua Bay today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kua Bay at 3AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s 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 (28 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu night, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | NNE 5 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | SW 11 | N 7 | SSW 14 | N 6 | W 10 | W 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | SW 18 | SW 17 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 39 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:00AM0.52m | 4:09PM0.75m | 4:36AM0.58m | 4:36PM0.69m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:18PM0.10m | 9:40AM0.10m | 10:39PM0.08m | 10:22AM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 |
44 | 43 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 36 | 19 | 28 | 25 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 17 | 32 | 41 | 49 | 44 | 37 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 |
5 | 5 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 36 | 18 | 35 | 34 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 27 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | SW 11 | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 6 | W 10 | W 10 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 |
14 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 27 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
23 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 32 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 100 | 100 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 100 | 100 | 101 | 14 | 4 |
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