Kihei Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming up for the next couple of weeks.

First off, I gotta be straight with you – the next week or so is pretty flat and ordinary. The water temp is sitting at about 80°, which is pretty much normal for this time of year, so nothing weird there. But the swell? It’s small, weak, and the energy is just not there. The combined energy for the first few days is only around 284 (weak), and it drops off from there. You’re looking at knee-high stuff at best, with a lot of cross-offshore wind that’s not doing us any favours. The period is long, around 14-15 seconds, but when the swell is that small, it’s just not enough to get excited about. Honestly, for the first week, it’s a write-off. There’s a gap of several days with nothing worthwhile.

Now, let’s jump ahead. Things start to look a bit more promising towards the end of the second week. Kihei Cove is the only break on the menu here, and it’s a reef setup that’s pretty consistent. The standout window is from Sunday, August 9th into Monday, August 10th. On the Sunday morning, we’ve got a clean 3 ft swell from the SSW, with a very long period of 20 seconds. The wind is glassy, and the combined energy is a solid 610 (moderate). That’s a real step up. The afternoon gets even better – 3 ft, still SSW, period 19 seconds, and light offshore wind. The energy jumps to 700. Then Monday morning is the pick of the bunch: 3 ft from the SSW, period 17 seconds, dead calm and glassy. Energy is 681. That’s clean, lined-up, and surfable. The long period means it’ll be a bit more powerful and have longer waits between sets, but on a reef, that’s a good thing. Just keep in mind, there’s a bit of a southwest wind forecast for the Monday morning, so watch the tide.

The week before that, on Saturday, August 8th, the afternoon is also worth a mention. You get a 2 ft swell from the south, but the period is a massive 22 seconds, and the energy is 365 (moderate). Glassy conditions. It’s a small wave, but with that period, it’ll have some shape.

For the rest of the second week, it’s small and clean, but nothing to write home about. The swell drops back to 1 ft and the energy goes down. The 11th of August gets a bit of a bump in size (3-4 ft), but the wind turns onshore and cross-onshore, so it gets messy. Not worth the paddle.

So, if you’re hanging for a wave, the real deal is on Sunday, August 9th and Monday, August 10th. The glassy mornings and that long-period groundswell will be the best we see. Everything else is a waiting game. This is a reef break, so it’s best for a longboard or a fish on those small days, and the long period will make it feel a bit more punchy than the size suggests. Get out there early.

Rusty.

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