
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kua Bay today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kua Bay at 10PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | - | - |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Kua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 12 | NE 5 | NNW 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 9 | SSW 16 | NNE 6 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
14 | 0 | 14 | 27 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 39 | 63 | 90 | 85 | 73 | 65 | 63 | 59 | 58 | 63 | 61 | 57 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 5:47PM0.30m | 7:34AM0.66m | 6:31PM0.27m | 8:42AM0.63m | 9:17PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:16PM0.26m | 11:28PM0.14m | 4:08PM0.26m | 00:01AM0.18m | 5:46PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | N 13 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
21 | 21 | 29 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 28 | 46 | 61 | 56 | 85 | 73 | 65 | 63 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 41 | 27 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 5 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | N 13 | SSW 16 | N 8 | N 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | WNW 16 | N 11 | NNW 13 |
16 | 16 | 34 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 39 | 63 | 90 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 26 | 61 | 57 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NE 8 | NNW 12 | SW 14 | S 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | NW 18 | WNW 18 | NW 18 | N 7 | N 7 | WNW 16 | S 13 | SSW 14 | NNE 8 |
14 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 10 | 13 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 3 | 20 | 23 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — |
— | — | — | 27 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 77 | 105 | 34 | 46 | 32 | 27 | 63 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 |
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