Kihei Cove surf break

Kihei Cove surfForecast / HAW – Maui / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 20 Jan 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
25.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Kihei Cove today?

The current surf forecast for Kihei Cove at 10AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 20). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (20 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Evening (20 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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

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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
WNW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)131313161615141414131716161515141414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1717172563545453504571681661561441401401381317170686768
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
5
E
15
SSE
10
SW
5
SW
0
WSW
5
ESE
0
E
0
N
10
NE
0
SW
5
SSW
5
NNE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
WNW
0
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
ononglassglassglassglassoffglasscross-
on
offoffoffoffoffoffglasscross-
on
glassoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:14AM
0.74
5:37PM
0.32
5:46AM
0.69
6:25PM
0.36
6:18AM
0.63
7:21PM
0.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:59AM
0.03
10:45PM
0.02
12:28PM
0.02
11:34PM
0.07
12:59PM
0.00
12:31AM
0.13
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
Sunrise-7:03-------7:03-------7:03------
Sunset----6:07-------6:08-------6:09---
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------------1---
Temp. °C222224242323222222222525242222212121242424222222
Feels °C (?)232323242425232323212626252223222221262527242324
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