Kahului Harbor Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let's take a look at what's on the table for the next couple of weeks.

Alright, so we’re looking at Kahului Harbor on the North Shore of Maui, and I gotta be straight with you—the first week is a bit of a grind. We’ve got some swell, but the wind is mostly cross or cross-on, and that’s messing with the quality. The water temp is sitting right around average for this time of year, so nothing out of the ordinary there.

The first real chance to get excited about comes on Tuesday, September 8th. For the morning, we’ve got a clean 6ft swell from the ENE with a light cross-offshore breeze from the ESE. The energy is moderate (833), and the combo of clean conditions and that manageable size makes this the standout window. It’s a reef break, so it’s best for advanced surfers, and it’s consistent, so you’ll get waves. The afternoon drops off to a smaller 2ft, but that long-period 14-second groundswell will be clean too. Crowds are a possibility here, so get out early.

After that, we slip back into a couple of days of that cross-onshore chop, with swell hanging around 5ft to 7ft, but the wind just isn’t kind. The combined energy bounces between 322 and 528, which is weak to moderate, but it’s not worth paddling out for.

Now, the real light at the end of the tunnel is Sunday, September 13th. The afternoon session is looking glassy with a slight air and a 7ft swell from the east. The wind goes dead calm—glass. That’s a rare treat. The energy is moderate (813), and for a reef break, that clean, peeling wave is going to be something special. The morning of the 13th is still a bit cross-on, but that afternoon is the pick of the entire forecast. This is a true stand-out.

The following week, September 14th through the 17th, has some small windows. The 16th brings a 7ft east swell with a 12-second period, but it’s cross-on again, so it’s a bit of a gamble. The energy is moderate (1050), but the wind is a light cross-on, so it’ll be rippled. The 17th morning has a 6ft E swell with a light cross breeze, but it’s nothing to write home about.

So, bottom line: if you’re patient, the 8th is your first real clean shot, and the 13th afternoon is the absolute gem. Don’t waste your energy on the choppy days in between.

Rusty.

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