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Kanaha surfForecast / HAW – Maui / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 13 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
25.5° 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 11AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (13 Jan)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (13 Jan)8ft (2.5m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
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)
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
4
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.4
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
1.3
NW
1.6
NW
1.8
NW
2.1
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
Period(s) (?)141414141413131313131313131212121212121216161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)41294042369935133017256721031846163414081204101885167847942847176089512234039515454455328
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
SE
5
SW
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offglassoffglasscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrossoncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:16AM
0.81
10:12AM
0.45
1:46AM
0.86
11:45AM
0.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:54PM
0.18
9:19AM
0.45
5:43PM
0.14
9:02AM
0.42
6:26PM
0.10
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
Sunrise-7:05-------7:05-------7:05------
Sunset----6:02-------6:04-------6:05---
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
mod rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------19------
Temp. °C222123232322232222222525252424242322232322222120
Feels °C (?)202022232322242324232622232223222321212019191716
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