Surf Forecasts:
Ka'anapali Point surf forecast from 6 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 12 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period, NE swell with 406 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ka'anapali Point this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Ka'anapali Point in the next 16 days are 1.8m 8s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 12) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.0m 7s period and expected on Friday (Jul 10) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Sun 12th Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ka'anapali Point over the next 16 days.
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Alright folks, Rusty here. Let me give it to you straight for this stretch of coast. We're looking at a pretty poor run of surf ahead. There's just nothing on the cards that's worth paddling out for, especially for the next week and a half.
To kick things off, we're looking at Monday, July 6th through to the following Sunday, July 12th, with persistent cross-off winds hammering in from the ENE at 15 to 19 mph. It’s bringing some chest-high swell, around 5.2 ft to 6.2 ft from the north-east, but the period is a short, weak 7 to 8 seconds, and the overall wave energy is moderate (285 to 592). It looks more like a messy, wind-affected mess than anything rideable, with poor surf conditions flagged throughout. Not a good look.
Come Saturday, July 11th, we’ve got a bit of rain showers to go with it. The next day, Sunday the 12th, things get a slight bump to a "marginal" rating, but with those same winds and messy NE swell. Even then, the water temperature anomaly doesn't tell us anything wild – it's just about average for the time of year here at Ka'anapali Point.
After that, the whole second week stays grim. From Monday, July 13th through Tuesday, July 21st, the swell drops right off to knee-high or smaller, mostly 0.7 ft to 2.0 ft. Periods are all over the place, from a long 15-18 seconds (groundswell) from the W and WSW, to short 7-second stuff from the NE again. Don't get excited – even the long-period swells are tiny, with wave energy dropping from a very weak 196 down to barely a ripple at 16. Everything is still flagged as "poor." There are no standouts here, no windows of glory. It's just a long, flat, empty gap of several days with absolutely no recommendations.
This is going to be a tough stretch for any paddler. For a beginner-friendly reef like this, it’s a hard pass all the way through. It’s just not happening.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NW 10 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 15 | SW 19 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 227 | 281 | 372 | 4 | 335 | 318 | 268 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 31 | 17 | 59 | 284 | 296 | 284 | 304 | 406 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
High Tide | 7:47AM0.48m | 6:42PM0.65m | 9:30AM0.54m | 7:08PM0.58m | 10:59AM0.64m | 7:35PM0.51m | 12:03PM0.74m | 12:54PM0.83m | 10:24PM0.40m | 1:41PM0.91m | 11:54PM0.38m | 2:25PM0.96m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 1:34AM0.23m | 12:14PM0.38m | 2:10AM0.19m | 1:57PM0.47m | 2:53AM0.15m | 5:00PM0.50m | 3:44AM0.11m | 4:39AM0.07m | 8:38PM0.39m | 5:35AM0.03m | 9:09PM0.35m | 6:30AM-0.01m | |||||||||
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 | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — |
 | 7:12 | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | 7:10 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
Feels °C | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 173 | 144 | 128 | 121 | 120 | 115 | 74 | 63 | 62 | 58 | 54 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 59 | 86 | 109 | 148 | 129 | 159 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | E 9 | — | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 15 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 |
| kJ | 18 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 31 | 17 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 30 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | E 9 | N 8 | SE 4 | S 9 | — | — | W 18 | W 16 | SW 21 | W 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 227 | 281 | 372 | 297 | 335 | 318 | 268 | 223 | 324 | 222 | 217 | 200 | 230 | 223 | 352 | 382 | 284 | 296 | 284 | 304 | 406 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 9 | 35 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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