Kihei Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.73° N 156.45° W

Kihei Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kihei Cove sea temperature is
26.8° C
0.2° 

Kihei Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Kihei Cove today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Kihei Cove at 4AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (18 Aug)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (18 Aug)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.4
SW
18
0.5
S
12
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
170
165
119
123
119
119
121
121
82
69
68
103
130
71
102
66
129
140
150
207
207
202
186
179
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
High Tide
8:49AM0.59m
7:47PM0.37m
9:55AM0.62m
8:54PM0.32m
10:59AM0.65m
10:27PM0.29m
Low Tide
1:18AM0.06m
2:48PM0.28m
1:59AM0.08m
4:45PM0.29m
2:49AM0.09m
6:46PM0.26m
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clear
clear
clear
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6:05
6:05
6:05
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6:52
6:52
6:51
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Temp °C
25
24
25
27
28
27
25
25
24
24
26
28
27
27
25
25
25
24
26
28
28
27
26
26
Feels °C
27
26
27
30
31
29
26
27
26
26
29
31
30
29
26
27
28
26
29
32
32
32
30
30
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