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Kanaha surfForecast / HAW – Maui / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 10 Jan 2026 HST
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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
25.2° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Kanaha today?

The current surf forecast for Kanaha at 7PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.2m 19s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)17s
Afternoon (10 Jan)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (10 Jan)8ft (2.5m)14s

Table - waves today at Kanaha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
4
3
0
2
2
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
NNW
2.5
NNW
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.4
NNW
2
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.4
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.1
NNW
2.1
NNW
2.1
NNW
2
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.9
NW
2.5
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
Period(s) (?)161515141414171716161514141413131317161615151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)234330233214255321841465342831472479241721441748170015161253119813083945453346644590429537163289
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
SSE
0
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
S
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
WSW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		offglasscross-
off		glassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:58PM
0.60
5:54AM
0.60
12:09AM
0.68
12:45AM
0.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:15PM
0.25
2:32AM
0.58
3:04PM
0.24
3:59PM
0.21
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Sunrise-------7:03-------7:03-------7:05
Sunset--6:00-------6:01-------6:02-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------132-----
Temp. °C242424232323222324242423232323232522222221212121
Feels °C (?)262626252626242526262626252323242621212019191919
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