Kihei Cove surf break

Kihei Cove surfForecast / HAW – Maui / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 21 May 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
25.6° 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 6PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 21). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.4
S
18
0.4
S
18
0.4
S
18
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
132
183
119
172
169
157
157
109
106
100
97
147
133
190
188
186
125
224
215
157
155
150
142
93
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
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
8:33AM0.23m
8:36PM0.69m
9:51AM0.28m
9:31PM0.62m
10:59AM0.35m
10:25PM0.55m
Low Tide
12:58PM0.07m
3:55AM0.02m
2:11PM0.13m
4:37AM0.01m
3:36PM0.18m
5:14AM-0.00m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:46
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:58
6:58
6:59
6:59
Temp °C
27
27
25
24
23
22
22
24
26
27
25
24
23
22
22
24
26
25
24
23
23
22
21
23
24
25
23
22
20
21
20
22
23
24
22
22
21
21
19
21
22
22
22
21
20
20
19
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
14
Energy kJ
132
183
119
172
169
157
157
109
106
100
96
147
133
190
188
186
125
224
215
157
155
150
142
93
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
13
0.1
SW
15
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
S
18
0.4
S
18
0.4
S
18
0.4
S
18
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
11
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.1
NW
13
0.3
S
16
Energy kJ
33
8
29
14
14
14
14
58
99
98
97
61
60
58
58
34
60
2
3
25
25
23
7
46
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.2
S
20
0.2
S
19
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
14
0.1
S
11
0.1
NW
13
Energy kJ
20
7
7
7
30
30
6
6
6
9
9
12
12
3
3
3
3
3
10
9
8
8
2
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.4
E
7
2.4
E
7
2.2
E
7
2
E
8
1.9
E
9
2
E
9
1.9
E
6
2
E
6
2
E
6
1.9
E
6
1.9
E
6
1.9
E
6
1.8
E
6
1.7
E
6
1.8
E
6
1.8
E
6
1.8
E
6
1.8
E
6
1.7
E
6
1.7
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.6
E
6
Energy kJ
728
770
557
557
442
572
554
607
266
285
308
261
266
266
243
197
232
239
251
235
200
193
136
154
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
27
0
130
124
27
0
0
0
0
0
130
0
0
0
27
112
366
358
0
0
27
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Maui
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
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