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Kanaha surfForecast / HAW – Maui / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 20 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
25.0° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Kanaha today?

The current surf forecast for Kanaha at 4AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)17s
Afternoon (20 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (20 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
1
NW
1.2
NW
1.2
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
1.2
NW
0.8
NW
1.2
NW
1.5
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.5
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
1.2
NW
Period(s) (?)131212171613151414141318131615141414141414141213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3802602482972603306405987365655034324881082856833862630630656736726416488
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSW
10
SE
0
E
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
E
5
SE
5
SSE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
E
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
NE
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		offglassoffglassglassglassglassoffglasscross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:02AM
0.95
3:16PM
0.55
4:25AM
0.93
4:01PM
0.56
4:48AM
0.88
4:52PM
0.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:45PM
0.04
10:36AM
0.33
9:17PM
0.09
11:01AM
0.30
9:51PM
0.16
11:28AM
0.27
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise---7:05-------7:03-------7:03----
Sunset------6:07-------6:08-------6:08-
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232222222424232322222222242424232222222223232323
Feels °C (?)232223232426242423222222252524222222232324242424
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