Kihei Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here, with a look at what we’ve got for the Kihei Cove area over the next couple of weeks. Let’s be real with it.

The story for this stretch is small, clean surf with occasional pulses of nicer, lined-up swell. There’s no huge, pumping swell at any point, but for those who can make the most of a longboard or a fish, there’s plenty to smile at, especially if you like your waves clean and uncrowded.

We kick off on Wednesday, August 5th. Morning is your friend, with a glassy 1ft SSW swell on a long 11-second period. The wind is dead calm out of the WNW. It’s surfable but very ordinary. The afternoon gets messy with a cross-off breeze, so not worth it.

Thursday the 6th is the same story – a glassy morning with a 1ft SSW swell, a touch longer at 14 seconds, but the energy is weak (91). The afternoon has clean offshore NE winds, making it a better session for a small wave.

Friday the 7th is where we start to see a bit of an uptick. The morning is glassy, and by the afternoon we get a dead calm, glassy surface with a 1ft swell that stretches out to a very long 20-second period. The combined energy climbs to (191). That long period suggests some real groundswell lines, but for a beach setup like this, it might break a bit straight and fat. Still, for a point or reef, that would be killer.

Now, the standout period begins on Saturday, August 8th. This is the best session of the whole run, no question. Morning sees a glassed-out surface with a 1ft SSW swell running at a nice 18 seconds. The combined energy jumps to (280). It's small, but the conditions are absolutely perfect. Expect good surf conditions here because it will be super clean. This is your dawn patrol moment.

Sunday the 9th also looks excellent. A glassy morning again, with the swell picking up slightly to 2ft from the SW, period 16 seconds, and energy at (323). Afternoon has a bit of a cross-off wind from the north, but it should still be clean and fun.

Monday the 10th offers surfable waves in the morning, but the real session is the afternoon with a clean 2ft SSW swell and offshore NE winds. Energy (319). Good.

Tuesday the 11th sees the swell nudge up to 3ft with good, clean offshore winds again. Energy is climbing into the moderate range (424). This is shaping up well.

By Wednesday the 12th, the swell pushes over 3ft from the south, but the wind is a light cross-shore, which will bump the surface slightly. It's marginal.

Then we hit the second standout: Thursday, August 13th. This is the day to watch. The morning is glassy with a 4ft south swell at a meaty 16-second period. Combined energy hits (723). The forecast calls for *very good* surf conditions. This is the best combination of size, period, and cleanliness in the whole forecast. If you can only paddle out once, this is the morning you want.

After that, conditions are still good through the weekend of the 15th and 16th, with clean offshore winds and a dropping swell, staying fun but getting smaller.

The second week looks more consistent in terms of being “good” but less exciting. Tuesday the 18th is ordinary, but Wednesday the 19th morning glass up again for a clean 2ft south swell with a 17-second period, energy (387), which is a nice little finale.

Bottom line: The water temp is sitting at a warm 80°, which is about normal for this time of year. The best bet by far is the morning of Saturday the 8th for glazed perfection if you like it small, and the absolute standout is the morning of Thursday, August 13th for the most size and quality on offer.

Rusty.

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