Kihei Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.73° N 156.45° W

Kihei Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kihei Cove sea temperature is
26.8° C
0.3° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Kihei Cove at 7AM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Afternoon (12 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)18s
Evening (12 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
19
0.7
S
19
0.8
S
18
1
S
18
1
S
18
1
S
18
1
S
17
1.1
S
16
1.3
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1
S
15
1.2
S
15
1.2
S
15
1.2
S
15
1.2
S
15
1.1
S
15
1.1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
0.9
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
273
358
408
627
620
606
559
636
879
620
612
597
464
653
644
636
636
522
515
423
411
411
405
315
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:42AM0.39m
4:09PM0.84m
4:28AM0.43m
4:47PM0.78m
5:15AM0.47m
5:22PM0.70m
Low Tide
8:57AM-0.01m
10:49PM0.05m
9:47AM0.02m
11:17PM0.05m
10:36AM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:57
6:55
6:55
 mm
Temp °C
25
24
26
28
29
28
26
25
25
25
26
29
30
29
26
25
24
24
26
29
29
28
26
26
Feels °C
26
25
27
30
30
28
27
26
26
26
27
30
31
28
26
25
24
24
26
30
29
28
26
26
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