
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kua Bay today (12 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kua Bay at 11PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Kua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun night, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 19 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
89 | 88 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 84 | 78 | 26 | 26 | 118 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 165 | 251 | 202 | 267 | 267 | 273 | 270 | 245 | 314 | 310 | 306 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:43AM0.32m | 3:41PM0.96m | 3:37AM0.34m | 4:24PM0.95m | 4:28AM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:14PM0.13m | 8:12AM-0.02m | 10:53PM0.10m | 9:03AM-0.02m | 11:30PM0.09m | 9:53AM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | |
7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SW 16 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
117 | 110 | 87 | 99 | 81 | 104 | 101 | 77 | 75 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 40 | 41 | 62 | 62 | 78 | 88 | 64 | 64 | 245 | 314 | 310 | 306 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WNW 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 19 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
89 | 88 | 27 | 86 | 85 | 84 | 78 | 54 | 54 | 118 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 165 | 251 | 202 | 267 | 267 | 273 | 270 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 66 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | S 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
28 | 27 | 2 | 26 | 26 | 47 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 26 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 32 | 32 |
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