Ka'anapali Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 20.95° N 156.70° W

Issued: 7 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ka'anapali Point sea temperature is

26.4° C

Ka'anapali Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Ka'anapali Point today (18 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ka'anapali Point at 11AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	13s
Evening (18 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	13s

Table - waves today at Ka'anapali Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 18							Sunday 19								Monday 20
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	WSW 18	WSW 18	SW 18	WSW 18	NE 7	WSW 17
Wave Graph
kJ	59	57	57	34	34	34	33	33	31	26	12	11	11	13	11	11	11	33	32	50	31	151	29
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		5:48AM0.49m				5:50PM0.73m				7:00AM0.51m				6:08PM0.65m					8:30AM0.54m			6:15PM0.57m
Low Tide				11:05AM0.26m				00:50AM0.21m				11:54AM0.37m				1:21AM0.20m				1:02PM0.46m


	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	25	25	26	26	25	25	25	24	24	25	26	25	26	25	25	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25
Feels °C	25	24	24	24	24	25	24	23	23	24	24	24	25	24	24	24	24	24	25	24	25	25	25
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 12	SSW 12	NNE 7	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	S 15
kJ	59	57	57	41	69	68	39	29	29	11	30	29	14	34	25	12	47	46	46	80	84	74	69
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	NNE 8	SSW 12	NNE 8	W 12	W 12	NNE 8	W 12	W 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 12	SW 18	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 17
kJ	38	37	35	34	34	34	33	33	12	29	12	11	11	13	11	11	12	13	27	50	31	30	29
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 11	SW 11	N 9	NNE 8	SW 14	WNW 13	W 12	W 12	S 19	S 18	W 12	S 18	S 17	W 12	WSW 18	WSW 18	SSW 10	W 12	W 12	W 12
kJ	36	9	33	11	5	6	7	8	31	26	11	27	25	11	24	24	11	33	32	10	11	11	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 5	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	ENE 7
kJ	149	181	220	310	345	319	298	217	217	176	188	111	226	183	157	153	158	150	183	178	178	151	134
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Puamana HAW - Maui	Puamana HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Harbors HAW - Maui	Harbors HAW - Maui	Harbors HAW - Maui	Harbors HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Harbors HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	8	5	11	11	5	5	5	5	5	5	9	9	9	9	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Best forecast wave conditions in Maui	Ma'alaea	Ma'alaea	Ma'alaea	Ma'alaea	Ma'alaea	Ma'alaea	Ma'alaea	Ma'alaea	Shark Pit	Ma'alaea	Ma'alaea	Shark Pit	Ma'alaea	Shark Pit	Ma'alaea	Ma'alaea	Ma'alaea	Shark Pit	Ma'alaea	Ma'alaea	Ma'alaea	Shark Pit	Ma'alaea
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Magics HAW - Big Island	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Moonstone Beach CAL - Humboldt	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Fullers CAL - Monterey	The Wedge CAL - Orange County	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	3	2	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	1	2	2	3	2	3
Header Global	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Kaka Point New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	6	5	5	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5

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