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Kanaha surfForecast / HAW – Maui / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 11 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
25.4° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Kanaha today?

The current surf forecast for Kanaha at 8PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)8ft (2.4m)17s
Afternoon (11 Jan)7ft (2.2m)16s
Evening (11 Jan)7ft (2.1m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
2
3
2
4
3
0
0
2
3
3
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.1
NNW
2.1
NNW
2.1
NNW
2
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.8
NNW
2
NNW
2.5
NNW
3
NNW
3
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.4
NW
2.3
NW
2.1
NW
2
NW
Period(s) (?)161615141414131313171616151514141414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)247924172144174817001516118611341422394545334895518747864189369935633099272324592005175615181325
Wind
(km/h)
0
NW
5
E
0
E
5
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
25
NNW
25
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:09AM
0.68
12:45AM
0.75
1:16AM
0.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:04PM
0.24
3:59PM
0.21
4:54PM
0.18
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise-------7:03-------7:05-------7:05
Sunset--6:01-------6:02-------6:02-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------141-------------
Temp. °C252524232323232324222222212121212223222222222223
Feels °C (?)282727252322232425212020191919202123212222232324
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