Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kua Bay today (17 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Kua Bay at 12AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | WNW 16 | N 11 | N 11 | WNW 15 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 63 | 90 | 85 | 73 | 93 | 63 | 59 | 26 | 59 | 59 | 43 | 55 | 87 | 86 | 80 | 75 | 72 | 69 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:31PM0.27m | 8:42AM0.63m | 9:17PM0.25m | 9:57AM0.62m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:01AM0.18m | 5:46PM0.23m | 00:59AM0.23m | 6:18PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 13 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 13 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | N 12 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 52 | 56 | 63 | 55 | 93 | 63 | 59 | 153 | 43 | 26 | 225 | 70 | 84 | 86 | 68 | 90 | 96 | 69 | 102 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 7 | N 11 | N 11 | WNW 15 | N 13 | N 13 | WNW 15 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | WNW 14 | N 11 |
| kJ | 63 | 90 | 85 | 73 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 59 | 59 | 43 | 55 | 87 | 23 | 80 | 75 | 72 | 18 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | N 8 | NW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | NNW 10 | WNW 16 | SW 18 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 16 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 25 | 10 | 24 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 27 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | — | — | — | NE 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 59 | 50 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | — | — | — | 91 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 100 | 100 | 10 | 93 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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