Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kua Bay today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kua Bay at 12PM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue morning, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1834 | 1336 | 1101 | 810 | 551 | 230 | 200 | 85 | 90 | 31 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 42 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:18PM0.82m | 2:40AM0.48m | 2:55PM0.80m | 3:19AM0.56m | 3:28PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:21AM0.09m | 9:06PM0.09m | 8:14AM0.08m | 9:31PM0.07m | 9:04AM0.09m | 9:55PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | W 6 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 1834 | 1336 | 1101 | 810 | 551 | 230 | 200 | 85 | 90 | 45 | 44 | 22 | 45 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 62 | 60 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | NE 8 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 153 | 147 | 145 | 168 | 134 | 115 | 86 | 64 | 57 | 31 | 22 | 28 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 42 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 8 | SSW 14 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 7 | WNW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 81 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 33 | 28 | 15 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 34 | 33 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 22 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 97 | 98 | 97 | 19 | 20 | 100 | 100 | 20 | 100 | 39 | 26 | 4 | 22 |
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