Kihei Cove surf break

Kihei Cove surfForecast / HAW – Maui / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 17 Jan 2026 HST
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Kihei Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kihei Cove sea temperature is
25.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Kihei Cove today?

The current surf forecast for Kihei Cove at 6PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 17). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (17 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (17 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.3
WNW
0.2
S
0.3
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)141413131313131719181716161515141515131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5248454444443423587810389888475534242272718171717
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
0
W
5
WSW
0
SW
5
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
W
5
E
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offglasscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:33PM
0.27
4:10AM
0.79
4:12PM
0.28
4:43AM
0.77
4:53PM
0.30
5:14AM
0.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:37AM
0.08
8:40PM
-0.04
11:04AM
0.06
9:20PM
-0.03
11:32AM
0.05
10:01PM
-0.01
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise-------7:03-------7:03-------7:03
Sunset--6:06-------6:07-------6:07-----
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242423212020192023232323222121212424232322222222
Feels °C (?)222220181718171924232423222121212524242523242222
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