Kanaha Surf Forecast

/ HAW – Maui (46 breaks) / Hawaii (267 breaks) /

USA (1297 breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Kanaha surfForecast / HAW – Maui / USA

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 31 May 2026 HST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 25.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kanaha today (31 May):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kanaha at 7PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (HST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 May)	2.5ft (0.8m)	7s
Afternoon (31 May)	3ft (0.9m)	7s
Evening (31 May)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 31					Monday 1								Tuesday 2								Wed 3
	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NNW 11	NNW 11	ENE 6	E 6	E 7
Wave Graph
kJ	79	96	155	147	145	145	147	147	143	143	147	143	140	111	111	124	117	125	111	164	158	155	166	193
Wind (km/h)	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore 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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			3:25PM0.91m			1:45AM0.49m					4:01PM0.90m				2:13AM0.48m				4:37PM0.88m				2:42AM0.47m
Low Tide					10:14PM0.42m				8:18AM0.06m				10:54PM0.42m				8:50AM0.07m					11:38PM0.43m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—
	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:02	—	—	—	—	7:04
mm	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	24	25	25	24	24	23	23	24	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24
Feels °C	26	26	26	25	26	24	24	25	26	26	26	25	25	26	26	25	26	26	26	26	25	25	24	24
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 9	N 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	N 12	NNW 12	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10
kJ	42	57	40	40	86	85	52	50	50	49	48	44	42	27	27	26	26	75	111	164	158	147	104	102
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 9	E 8	NNW 11	NNW 11	SW 14	SW 19	N 7	N 7	N 7	WSW 18	SW 18	WSW 18	WSW 17	SW 17	SW 16	N 14	NNW 13	NNW 9	NNW 9	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17
kJ	59	43	25	24	8	15	10	9	9	31	49	30	30	43	42	14	56	26	15	49	49	49	48	47
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 19	SW 14	SW 19	SW 19	SW 18	N 8	N 13	N 7	NW 13	NNW 13	NW 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 19	S 14	S 15	S 15	E 17	E 16
kJ	11	9	9	8	15	8	14	14	13	4	3	1	7	16	6	26	26	26	57	4	4	4	6	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 6	E 7
kJ	79	96	155	147	145	145	147	147	143	143	147	143	140	111	111	124	117	125	99	113	112	155	166	193
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	1	1	1	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	14	19	14	0	0	0	14	19	14	14	14	14	14	14
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	4	5	4	4	4	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	9	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5

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