Kihei Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.73° N 156.45° W

Kihei Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kihei Cove sea temperature is
26.8° C
0.2° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Kihei Cove at 2PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (16 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
10
2.2
S
9
1.8
S
8
1.3
S
7
0.6
S
16
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.9
S
15
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1229
703
407
183
183
219
222
347
338
338
333
261
257
253
181
170
165
119
123
119
119
121
121
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
0
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
NE
5
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:53AM0.54m
6:31PM0.53m
7:48AM0.57m
7:05PM0.45m
8:49AM0.59m
7:47PM0.37m
Low Tide
12:23PM0.19m
00:44AM0.05m
1:27PM0.24m
1:18AM0.06m
2:48PM0.28m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:53
6:52
6:52
 mm
15
4
2
2
1
Temp °C
27
28
29
29
28
27
26
26
26
26
27
28
27
25
25
24
24
25
28
28
27
25
25
Feels °C
29
32
32
32
31
32
30
31
30
29
29
32
30
27
27
26
26
27
31
31
29
26
27
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