
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kua Bay today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kua Bay at 4PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 12). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Kua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 13 | 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 | N 18 | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | N 15 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
219 | 196 | 181 | 136 | 103 | 103 | 102 | 99 | 66 | 45 | 44 | 148 | 208 | 361 | 408 | 390 | 260 | 186 | 113 | 109 | 63 | 56 | 87 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:11PM0.30m | 6:14AM0.74m | 5:54PM0.28m | 6:58AM0.71m | 7:00PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:57PM0.20m | 10:33PM0.10m | 1:52PM0.21m | 11:05PM0.14m | 2:55PM0.21m | 11:41PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | |
— | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | 5:44 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | NNE 7 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 6 | N 9 | N 9 | N 14 | NE 6 | NNE 6 |
219 | 172 | 181 | 136 | 422 | 331 | 319 | 168 | 168 | 165 | 165 | 131 | 218 | 186 | 173 | 186 | 183 | 45 | 87 | 83 | 63 | 91 | 85 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | NW 16 | N 12 | N 12 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | N 20 | N 19 | N 18 | N 18 | N 16 | N 16 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NW 12 | N 13 | N 13 |
201 | 196 | 73 | 100 | 103 | 103 | 102 | 99 | 66 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 208 | 361 | 408 | 390 | 260 | 186 | 25 | 18 | 22 | 56 | 87 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | N 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | N 18 | N 24 | N 22 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | N 10 | N 15 | N 15 | SW 15 | N 16 | N 22 |
6 | 79 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 43 | 148 | 44 | 43 | 25 | 23 | 14 | 68 | 113 | 109 | 8 | 21 | 37 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | — | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | — | — |
43 | — | 177 | 157 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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