Surf-Forecast | Kahului Harbor Surf Guide

Kahului Harbor Surf Guide

Kahului Harbor in Maui is an exposed reef break that has consistent surf. Winter is the favoured time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds are from the south with some shelter here from east winds. Clean groundswells prevail and the best swell direction is from the north northeast. Reef breaks provide lefts and rights. Good surf at all stages of the tide. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Beware of urchins, rips, rocks, locals, pollution and sharks.

Kahului Harbor Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	5	consistent	25.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Kahului Harbor:

The best conditions reported for surf at Kahului Harbor occur when a North-northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Kahului Harbor (for consistent clean waves)?

decemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Kahului Harbor with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of December. Clean surfable waves are typically found 14% of the time in December while 47% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 39% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

14%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

47%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

39%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Kahului Harbor Location Map

Interactive Kahului Harbor surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Kahului Harbor is Kahului Airport (OGG) in Usa Maui Isl., 5 km (3 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Kahului Harbor is Kapalua (Lahania-kapalua) Airport (JHM), also in Usa Maui Isl., 21 km (13 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Kahului Harbor Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 8 June 2026, 17:04 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 08			Tue
ft, °F	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Wave (m)	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE
Period (s)	8	8	8	8
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross	cross

What does Kahului Harbor look like?

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Tides at Kahului Harbor

Current tide and informaton

For Kahului, Kahului Harbor, Hawaii, 1 km from Kahului Harbor.

Next High Water: 08:24pm | 0.55m

Next Low Water: 03:57am | 0.09m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Kahului Harbor Sea Temperature

Sunny with very warm air temperatures, feeling like 26.0 °C once we account for any wind. Sea temperatures (25.6 °C) very warm too. Staying comfortable in the water at Kahului Harbor won't be a problem, but wear at least a rash-vest to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a rashvest wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 25.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite