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Kihei Cove Surf Forecast
/ HAW – Maui (46 breaks) / Hawaii (267 breaks) /
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Kihei Cove surfForecast / HAW – Maui / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
25.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Kihei Cove today?
The current surf forecast for Kihei Cove at 5PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Kihei Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | |
163 | 118 | 118 | 246 | 167 | 165 | 213 | 215 | 160 | 111 | 105 | 101 | 94 | 135 | 134 | 132 | 132 | 183 | 119 | 172 | 169 | 157 | 157 | 109 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 6:47PM0.80m | 7:16AM0.21m | 7:41PM0.75m | 8:33AM0.23m | 8:36PM0.69m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03AM-0.05m | 2:09AM0.03m | 11:56AM0.00m | 3:05AM0.03m | 12:58PM0.07m | 3:55AM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — |
 | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | 6:58 |
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Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
30 | 29 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
 kJ | 163 | 118 | 118 | 246 | 167 | 165 | 213 | 215 | 160 | 111 | 105 | 67 | 69 | 135 | 134 | 132 | 132 | 183 | 119 | 172 | 169 | 157 | 157 | 109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 18 |
| kJ | 101 | 99 | 100 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 41 | 41 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 101 | 94 | 67 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 8 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 20 | S 19 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 80 | 80 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 33 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 |
| kJ | 158 | 252 | 289 | 197 | 263 | 263 | 356 | 293 | 353 | 440 | 467 | 402 | 366 | 369 | 442 | 483 | 498 | 686 | 483 | 488 | 601 | 608 | 572 | 295 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 124 | 124 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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