Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kua Bay today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kua Bay at 10PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 13 | N 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 12 | N 11 | N 10 | N 11 | N 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 45 | 40 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 44 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 58 | 24 | 21 | 7 | 20 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:31PM0.70m | 1:59AM0.44m | 2:03PM0.71m | 2:31AM0.52m | 2:33PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:24PM0.14m | 7:25AM0.15m | 8:41PM0.11m | 8:10AM0.14m | 9:00PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 54 | 79 | 79 | 64 | 52 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 47 | 51 | 41 | 33 | 35 | 39 | 63 | 54 | 54 | 66 | 50 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SW 17 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 11 | SW 16 | N 10 | N 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | N 11 | N 10 |
| kJ | 31 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 16 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 16 | 44 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 39 | 8 | 8 | 59 | 55 | 53 | 20 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | ENE 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | N 10 | ENE 9 | W 10 | N 12 | N 11 | N 10 | W 10 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 45 | 40 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 7 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 58 | — | — | — | 91 | 141 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 112 | 39 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 101 | 100 | 103 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 14 | 4 |
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