Kihei Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it.

Alright, so we’ve got a bit of a story unfolding over the next couple of weeks. The first few days are a bit of a mixed bag with some solid energy, but we’ll have to work around the wind. The real standout, and I mean the one that’ll have you grinning, is shaping up to be the Monday afternoon session on the 7th. That’s the one to circle.

The week kicks off on Friday the 4th with a 5ft swell from the south at Kihei Cove. It’s a little lumpy with a cross-off wind, and the combined energy is moderate (741), so it’s more of a warm-up. Saturday the 5th morning is where it starts to get interesting. The wind goes glassy, the swell is a clean 5ft from the SSW, and the energy is up (769). That’s a very good window for a beginner-friendly reef break like this. The water temp is sitting at 80°, which is pretty much spot on for this time of year.

Now, Sunday the 6th is still surfable, but it’s a step down in size. Morning glass again with 4ft from the SSW, but the energy drops to 424. Still clean, just smaller.

Then we hit the real deal. Monday the 7th. The morning is a bit messy with a cross-on wind and a 6ft SW swell, but the afternoon… oh boy. The wind goes glassy, the swell jumps to 8ft from the SW, and the combined energy hits a massive 2807. That’s strong. The period is a long 14 seconds, so it’s a proper groundswell. This is excellent, but at 8ft, this is for the experienced crew. It’ll be powerful and clean.

After that, the energy backs off. Tuesday the 8th is a write-off with choppy cross-onshore winds. Wednesday the 9th and Thursday the 10th clean up again, but the swell drops to 3ft and then 2ft. The energy is weak (308 and 264). The next week, from the 11th right through to the 19th, sees a long stretch of small, clean surf. Heights stay between 1ft and 3ft, and the energy mostly sits in the low hundreds to five hundreds. The winds are light and often glassy or offshore, so it’ll be pretty, but you’ll be on a longboard or a foiler. The best of that mellow period looks like the 15th and 16th, with 2ft to 3ft from the SW and a gentle offshore breeze. The period is long (18-21 seconds), so the waves will have shape, just not much push.

Rusty.

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