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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 7 am Saturday 16 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
25.2° 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 10AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 16). 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 (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
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 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
62 | 119 | 104 | 103 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 97 | 153 | 140 | 135 | 135 | 131 | 193 | 188 | 186 | 183 | 183 | 251 | 251 | 170 | 123 | 123 | 125 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:19AM0.29m | 4:17PM0.83m | 4:09AM0.25m | 5:04PM0.84m | 5:03AM0.22m | 5:54PM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49AM-0.11m | 11:12PM0.04m | 9:30AM-0.10m | 00:10AM0.04m | 10:15AM-0.09m | 1:09AM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | 6:57 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 48 | 119 | 104 | 230 | 223 | 223 | 163 | 195 | 153 | 140 | 135 | 109 | 113 | 193 | 188 | 186 | 183 | 183 | 169 | 174 | 170 | 123 | 123 | 125 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | S 11 | SSW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | E 4 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 62 | 23 | 69 | 103 | 103 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 102 | 74 | 54 | 135 | 18 | 180 | 90 | 62 | 61 | 63 | 251 | 251 | 96 | 87 | 51 | 90 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 19 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSE 10 | SW 21 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 21 | 34 | 25 | 91 | 91 | 102 | 102 | 97 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 54 | 131 | 37 | 72 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 27 | 49 | 51 | 75 | 37 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | SSW 6 | WNW 3 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 |
| kJ | 323 | 291 | 298 | — | 29 | 4 | 309 | 351 | 230 | 266 | 266 | 34 | 277 | 273 | 364 | 401 | 313 | 266 | 339 | 339 | 373 | 214 | 184 | 289 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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