Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kua Bay today (24 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kua Bay at 10PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 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 (24 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | W 11 | W 10 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:16AM0.36m | 2:46PM0.78m | 2:51AM0.41m | 3:15PM0.79m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:20PM0.16m | 7:39AM0.10m | 9:39PM0.14m | 8:20AM0.08m | 9:58PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 12 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | SSW 13 |
52 | 61 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 31 | 31 | 38 | 47 | 14 | 24 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 29 | 31 | 24 | 17 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 59 | 27 | 26 | 26 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | ENE 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | W 10 |
5 | 11 | 10 | 26 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 10 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | — | — | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 17 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 291 | 39 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 100 | 14 | 100 | 103 | 100 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
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