
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kua Bay today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kua Bay at 8AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | - | - |
| Evening (28 Oct) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Kua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | NNE 9 | WNW 17 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SW 6 | SW 6 | NNE 11 | SW 6 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NNE 5 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | NNE 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 41 | 40 | 10 | 9 | 23 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:19AM0.88m | 4:57PM0.34m | 6:09AM0.86m | 5:47PM0.30m | 7:06AM0.81m | 7:00PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:28PM0.17m | 10:34PM0.02m | 1:37PM0.19m | 11:15PM0.07m | 2:57PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 12 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
81 | 79 | 103 | 57 | 122 | 120 | 83 | 110 | 45 | 103 | 88 | 88 | 121 | 161 | 161 | 152 | 146 | 114 | 111 | 109 | 183 | 175 | 164 | 94 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NNE 11 | SSW 14 | NE 5 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | SSW 13 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 5 | SW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
71 | 71 | 70 | 40 | 41 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 42 | 71 | 70 | 11 | 6 | 47 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 37 | 35 | 35 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SSW 14 | NE 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 6 | SSW 16 | NE 6 | SW 6 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 |
28 | 27 | 27 | 41 | 6 | 38 | 35 | 35 | 29 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 6 | 49 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 41 | 40 | 10 | 9 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | NNE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 119 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 19 | 20 | — | — | — | 23 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 26 | 14 | 97 | 51 | 53 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 98 | 4 | 98 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 100 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 |
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