Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kua Bay today (11 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Kua Bay at 4PM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 11). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (11 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (11 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Kua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Sat 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 19 | NNW 18 | NNW 17 | N 16 | N 16 | NNW 14 | N 14 | N 14 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | N 22 | N 20 | N 19 | N 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 73 | 337 | 505 | 555 | 503 | 269 | 200 | 206 | 201 | 196 | 181 | 136 | 103 | 103 | 102 | 99 | 66 | 45 | 44 | 84 | 204 | 270 | 408 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:36PM0.33m | 5:34AM0.78m | 5:11PM0.30m | 6:14AM0.74m | 5:54PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:08PM0.18m | 10:03PM0.08m | 12:57PM0.20m | 10:33PM0.10m | 1:52PM0.21m | 11:05PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | 5:44 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 13 | NNE 6 | NNW 17 | N 16 | N 16 | NNW 14 | N 14 | N 14 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NW 15 | N 12 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 18 |
| kJ | 34 | 65 | 505 | 555 | 503 | 269 | 200 | 206 | 113 | 172 | 181 | 100 | 103 | 103 | 196 | 172 | 168 | 165 | 161 | 258 | 218 | 218 | 408 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 19 | NNW 18 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | N 12 | NW 15 | SW 13 | SW 12 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | N 20 | N 19 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 73 | 337 | 17 | 17 | 108 | 173 | 165 | 206 | 201 | 196 | 73 | 136 | 7 | 6 | 102 | 99 | 66 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 204 | 270 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | WNW 18 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | N 13 | N 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | N 18 | N 24 | N 22 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 12 | 13 | 14 | 32 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 126 | 79 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 43 | 84 | 44 | 43 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 85 | — | 65 | 83 | 69 | 71 | 46 | 29 | — | — | 172 | 157 | 208 | 181 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 223 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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