
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kua Bay today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kua Bay at 7AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 26 | SW 15 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 27 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 9:19AM0.56m | 7:48PM0.48m | 10:31AM0.59m | 8:18PM0.40m | 11:39AM0.63m | 9:15PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:14AM0.11m | 2:59PM0.36m | 2:49AM0.12m | 5:16PM0.38m | 3:30AM0.14m | 7:54PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
35 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 54 | 14 | 29 | 50 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 37 | 52 | 54 | 47 | 38 | 38 | 13 | 56 | 55 | 22 | 36 | 39 | 24 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NNE 7 | NE 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 25 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | NE 7 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 |
29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 36 | 11 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 63 | 12 | 25 | 7 | 106 | 95 | 91 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 26 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 24 | SSW 18 | NNE 7 | SSW 18 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 27 | 11 | 17 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 65 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 54 | 30 | 5 | 60 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 27 | 19 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 19 | 19 | 98 | 98 | 39 | 39 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 97 | 112 | 100 | 100 | 97 | 14 | 26 | 19 | 30 | 100 | 26 | 26 | 96 |
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