Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kua Bay today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Kua Bay at 9AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNW 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  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 55 | 87 | 86 | 80 | 75 | 72 | 69 | 64 | 63 | 37 | 40 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 9:57AM0.62m | 11:40PM0.30m | 11:01AM0.62m | 00:30AM0.36m | 11:51AM0.63m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:59AM0.23m | 6:18PM0.20m | 3:07AM0.27m | 6:40PM0.17m | 4:58AM0.27m | 6:59PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 13 | N 12 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNW 11 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 48 | 70 | 86 | 80 | 108 | 105 | 90 | 64 | 63 | 37 | 40 | 96 | 96 | 122 | 93 | 96 | 93 | 21 | 21 | 96 | 96 | 107 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 13 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | N 13 | WNW 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | SW 15 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 55 | 87 | 23 | 19 | 75 | 72 | 69 | 17 | 17 | 31 | 15 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | WNW 16 | SW 18 | S 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | WNW 13 | N 14 | N 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 11 | NE 9 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 20 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 84 | 93 | — | — | — | 99 | 83 | 93 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 93 | 77 | — | — | — | 104 | 107 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 101 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 101 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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