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Kanaha surfForecast / HAW – Maui / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 23 May 2026 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Kanaha surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kanaha sea temperature is
25.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Kanaha today?
The current surf forecast for Kanaha at 6PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kanaha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | |
787 | 715 | 683 | 630 | 567 | 567 | 522 | 534 | 534 | 547 | 534 | 479 | 497 | 497 | 428 | 418 | 371 | 362 | 330 | 322 | 329 | 329 | 320 | 343 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:36AM0.44m | 9:10PM0.74m | 11:11AM0.54m | 9:54PM0.69m | 12:04PM0.64m | 10:33PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:45PM0.38m | 4:41AM0.26m | 3:42PM0.44m | 5:07AM0.22m | 5:20PM0.47m | 5:31AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — |
 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | 7:00 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
 kJ | 28 | 102 | 142 | 146 | 140 | 133 | 120 | 178 | 134 | 157 | 118 | 116 | 114 | 91 | 63 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 41 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 17 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | W 20 | W 20 | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | W 19 | N 22 |
| kJ | 58 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 15 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 |
| kJ | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 787 | 715 | 683 | 630 | 567 | 567 | 522 | 534 | 534 | 547 | 534 | 479 | 497 | 497 | 428 | 418 | 371 | 362 | 330 | 322 | 329 | 329 | 320 | 343 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 130 | 19 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
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