Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kua Bay today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kua Bay at 5AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | NW 15 | WNW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 13 | N 7 | N 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 21 | 54 | 42 | 35 | 33 | 35 | 15 | 14 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 4:13AM0.73m | 4:03PM0.57m | 4:51AM0.77m | 4:34PM0.50m | 5:33AM0.79m | 5:06PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:26AM0.15m | 10:07PM0.03m | 11:15AM0.17m | 10:34PM0.03m | 12:12PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 62 | 63 | 54 | 256 | 239 | 233 | 177 | 95 | 78 | 77 | 65 | 75 | 114 | 131 | 117 | 71 | 73 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 13 | N 7 | N 7 | SW 14 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 24 | 21 | 62 | 61 | 35 | 33 | 35 | 15 | 14 | 33 | 9 | 32 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | WNW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 14 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 22 | 42 | 35 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 32 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 384 | 336 | 328 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 97 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 96 | 100 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 101 | 32 | 20 | 14 |
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