Kihei Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab your board and listen up. This is Rusty, and I’m looking at what’s cooking for Kihei Cove over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, we’ve got a solid run of surf starting Friday, July 24th. It’s not huge, but it’s clean and consistent. The swell is coming from the SSW, with a long period around 17-18 seconds, which is proper groundswell energy. The wind is holding steady from the NE, keeping things offshore and glassy. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

Friday morning, July 24th, we’re looking at 3 ft of SSW groundswell and a moderate offshore breeze. The energy is moderate (599), and the waves will be clean and have some push. The afternoon bumps up a touch to 3 ft with even more energy (864) – that’s the standout session of the day. The wave quality is good, and the wind is still offshore.

Saturday, July 25th, holds up well. The morning is the pick: 3 ft from the SSW, a 19-second period, gentle offshore winds, and 786 of energy. It’s a classic long-period groundswell. That long period will make the waves at this reef break stand up nice and shapey, but the sets will be a bit more spaced out. The afternoon sees the wind shift to a cross-offshore, and the swell pushes to 3 ft, but the energy drops a little and the tide might be a factor.

Sunday, July 26th, is still worth paddling out. We’ve got 3 ft in the morning, down to 3 ft in the afternoon, with solid offshore winds all day. The energy is still decent (581 and 463), and it’s clean.

Monday, July 27th, the wind goes cross-offshore, and the swell drops to 3 ft with a shorter period of 15 seconds. The energy is now in the low 200s, so it’s more ordinary. It’s still surfable, but the quality is slipping.

From Tuesday, July 28th, through to the end of the first week, things get smaller and weaker. The swell is around 2 ft to 2 ft, and the energy dips into the 100s. The wind is mixed, sometimes offshore, sometimes cross-on. The wave quality is described as poor or ordinary. There’s a window on Thursday, July 30th, with glassy conditions and 2 ft to 2 ft swell, but it’s low energy (340 and 323). It’s fun for a small-wave board, but nothing to get hyped about.

The second week, from August 1st to August 8th, is pretty flat. The swell stays under 2 ft, and the energy mostly sits in double digits or low triple digits. The wind is clean, but the waves are just ordinary. There are a few glassy moments on August 3rd and August 6th, but with such small swell, it’s really just a paddle. The best of the best in this whole outlook is still Friday, July 24th afternoon and Saturday, July 25th morning. Those are the standouts. The rest of the time, it’s small and quiet.

This is Rusty, signing off.

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