
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kua Bay today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Kua Bay at 12AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Kua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun night, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
72 | 69 | 64 | 63 | 37 | 58 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 11:40PM0.30m | 11:01AM0.62m | 00:30AM0.36m | 11:51AM0.63m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:18PM0.20m | 3:07AM0.27m | 6:40PM0.17m | 4:58AM0.27m | 6:59PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | N 11 | NNE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | N 10 |
72 | 69 | 64 | 93 | 27 | 58 | 98 | 107 | 126 | 96 | 98 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 96 | 122 | 93 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | N 11 | N 11 | WNW 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | SW 16 |
19 | 18 | 17 | 63 | 37 | 15 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 13 | N 13 | N 14 | N 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | NW 10 |
29 | 27 | 27 | 17 | 31 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | NE 7 |
108 | 102 | 116 | — | 54 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | 107 | 104 | 104 | 96 | — | — | — | 79 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 103 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 4 | 4 |
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