Why are my logs lagging behind or appearing in the future?

Kibana displays your logs with time stamps that are based on your computer's time (the time zone in which you are located). If your computer's time is incorrect (even by a few minutes), then the logs will be displayed with a time offset. This can make it seem like the logs are lagging behind or even from the future.

If you see this issue, please make sure that the computer that you are using to view Kibana has the correct time and that the servers that are sending the logs have the correct time as well.