Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kua Bay today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kua Bay at 10PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 12). 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 (12 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 57 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 40 | 44 | 57 | 40 | 57 | 49 | 77 | 95 | 114 | 131 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:00PM0.88m | 4:16AM0.49m | 4:34PM0.83m | 5:00AM0.54m | 5:06PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:03AM0.02m | 10:47PM0.07m | 9:51AM0.05m | 11:15PM0.07m | 10:38AM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 32 | 27 | 44 | 40 | 30 | 25 | 28 | 50 | 48 | 39 | 40 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 41 | 16 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | WNW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | ENE 8 | W 11 | SSW 14 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 57 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 51 | 50 | 28 | 28 | 45 | 44 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 41 | 11 | 24 | 25 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | SSW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 13 | WNW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 18 | W 12 | S 18 | W 11 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 22 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 23 | — | — | 40 | 44 | 57 | 40 | 57 | 49 | 77 | 95 | 114 | 131 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 100 | 103 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 100 | 100 | 14 | 14 | 100 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 100 | 100 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
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