Kihei Cove Surf Forecast

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

USA (1297 breaks) / Lat Long: (20.73° N 156.45° W)

Surf Forecasts:

Kihei Cove surfForecast / HAW – Maui / USA

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 HST

Forecast 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 25.6° 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 1AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 20). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (HST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 May)	1.5ft (0.5m)	16s
Afternoon (21 May)	1.5ft (0.5m)	16s
Evening (21 May)	2ft (0.6m)	15s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Wed 20			Thursday 21								Friday 22								Sat 23
	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	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	S 18	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15
Wave Graph
kJ	105	101	94	135	134	132	132	183	119	172	169	157	157	109	106	100	97	147	133	190	188	186	176	224
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide		7:41PM0.75m					8:33AM0.23m				8:36PM0.69m				9:51AM0.28m				9:31PM0.62m				10:59AM0.35m
Low Tide					3:05AM0.03m			12:58PM0.07m					3:55AM0.02m				2:11PM0.13m				4:37AM0.01m


	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—
	6:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:59
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	26	24	24	24	23	24	26	27	25	23	23	22	22	24	26	27	25	23	22	23	22	24	25	25
Feels °C	24	23	24	23	21	22	24	26	23	20	20	20	20	22	23	24	22	21	20	22	20	21	22	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15
kJ	105	67	69	135	134	132	132	183	119	172	169	157	157	109	106	100	96	147	133	190	188	186	176	224
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	S 18	S 18	S 18	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 12
kJ	61	101	94	67	34	33	32	8	29	14	14	14	14	58	99	98	97	61	60	58	58	34	57	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	SE 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSW 11	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	N 10
kJ	10	10	9	8	33	20	20	7	7	7	30	30	6	6	6	9	9	9	12	3	3	3	3	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6
kJ	601	469	469	498	512	527	728	746	498	483	666	593	613	554	549	298	270	298	266	266	243	235	279	279
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Puamana HAW - Maui	Kihei Cove HAW - Maui	Kihei Cove HAW - Maui	Kihei Cove HAW - Maui	Kihei Cove HAW - Maui	Kihei Cove HAW - Maui	Kihei Cove HAW - Maui	Kihei Cove HAW - Maui	Puamana HAW - Maui	Pine Trees HAW - Big Island	Puamana HAW - Maui	Kihei Cove HAW - Maui	Kihei Cove HAW - Maui	Kihei Cove HAW - Maui	Kihei Cove HAW - Maui	Waimea Rivermouth HAW - Kaua'i	Pine Trees HAW - Big Island	Makalawena HAW - Big Island	Puamana HAW - Maui	Kihei Cove HAW - Maui	Kihei Cove HAW - Maui	Kihei Cove HAW - Maui	Makalawena HAW - Big Island	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	124	27	0	0	0	0	360	124	112	27	0	0	0	112	358
Best forecast wave conditions in Maui	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour	Shark Pit	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour	Shark Pit	Kihei Cove	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour	Puamana		Shark Pit	Shark Pit	Shark Pit	Shark Pit	Little Beach				Shark Pit	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour	Puamana	Little Beach
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1				1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Magics HAW - Big Island	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Magics HAW - Big Island	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Patricks Point State Park CAL - Humboldt	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Majors Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	3	2	3	1	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	7	7	7	6	5	7	5	7	7	8	8	7	6	7	5

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