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Kanaha surfForecast / HAW – Maui / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 23 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: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (23 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (23 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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)
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1.7
NW
1.7
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.1
NW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.5
NW
0.6
NW
Period(s) (?)131212121212121212121111111111101616151514141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)96182478559787890887886475662549237231726819614516515913913613212791113
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
E
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
0
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscrossglassglassonglasscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:09AM
0.83
5:55PM
0.58
5:29AM
0.76
7:18PM
0.60
5:45AM
0.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:26PM
0.25
11:58AM
0.24
11:07PM
0.36
12:33PM
0.21
12:02AM
0.48
1:18PM
0.19
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise---7:03-------7:03-------7:03----
Sunset------6:09-------6:10-------6:10-
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---1-11------11111------
Temp. °C222222222423232222222222242424232323232325242423
Feels °C (?)232323222423222222222222252525252525252526262524
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