Kanaha surfForecast / HAW – Maui / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 23 Mar 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
24.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kanaha today?

The current surf forecast for Kanaha at 11PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)--
Afternoon (23 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (23 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


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Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.8
NE
1.9
NE
2.1
NNE
2
NNE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
2
NNE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
1.7
NE
1.7
NE
1.8
NE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NE
Period(s) (?)566677777888888889989999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)97115145137165170211250327398461587527497497567534547560419449505440470
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:48PM
0.79
3:02AM
0.54
8:33PM
0.77
10:23PM
0.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:59AM
0.54
11:31AM
0.14
12:37PM
0.20
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise-----6:26-------6:24-------6:24--
Sunset6:37-------6:37-------6:37-------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
11---111--111-------1---
Temp. °C232222212122222322212121212122232222212121222323
Feels °C (?)222121202021202119181819191920212020202020222323
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