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Kanaha surfForecast / HAW – Maui / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 18 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
25.3° C
 (Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kanaha today?

The current surf forecast for Kanaha at 2PM is: 1.9m 17s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (18 Jan)6ft (1.9m)17s
Evening (18 Jan)7ft (2.1m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.2
NW
1.9
NW
2
NW
2.1
NW
2.1
NW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
1.5
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
1.5
E
0.7
NW
1
NW
1.2
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
Period(s) (?)11111917171616151414141413131312127161315141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)43341110112054216120802028158514021179886666495488380260248239260330631668736565
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
20
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
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		offoffcross-
off		offglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:11AM
0.95
1:56PM
0.51
3:37AM
0.96
2:35PM
0.53
4:02AM
0.95
3:16PM
0.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:51AM
0.37
8:13PM
0.03
10:13AM
0.35
8:45PM
0.04
10:36AM
0.33
9:17PM
0.09
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise-7:05-------7:05-------7:05------
Sunset----6:07-------6:07-------6:07---
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212123242323222221222424232323222222242323232222
Feels °C (?)171821212021202019212323222223212222252424242323
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