Kihei Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, the surf is looking pretty small but fun over the next couple of weeks, nothing too heavy, but plenty of chances to get wet if you're patient.

The action kicks off Monday the 31st of August at Kihei Cove (Big Island) . It’s a beginner-friendly reef that breaks super consistently. Water temp is sitting around 80°, right where it should be for this time of year, so you're good without a wetsuit. That first Monday morning we’ve got clean 2 ft waves from the SW, with a long 15-second period and a light offshore breeze. There’s moderate energy in the water, and the waves are clean and cruisy—perfect for a longboard.

The pattern stays small but clean through the first week. Wednesday the 2nd of September is the pick of the bunch. Morning shows 3 ft from the S, period at 16 seconds, and light offshore winds. The afternoon bumps to a true 3 ft with the same clean conditions. That’s the best the whole window has to offer. Not big, but clean and lined up nicely.

Friday the 4th of September sees a slight bump to 4 ft from the S in the morning, but the period drops to 11 seconds. Still clean with offshore winds, but not quite as good as Wednesday. Saturday the 5th starts dead glassy with calm winds and 3 ft from the SSW, but the period is only 10 seconds. Expect small, clean but pretty average surf.

There’s a bit of a downturn after that. From Sunday the 6th through to Monday the 14th of September, the waves stay small, generally between 1 ft and 3 ft, but winds start playing up. There are some pockets of glassy conditions, like Tuesday the 15th of September afternoon with 2 ft from the SW and a long 18-second period, but it’s small and inconsistent. Once you get past the first 5 days, there’s nothing that screams must-surf.

The standout is easily Wednesday the 2nd of September at Kihei Cove. That 3 ft, 16-second S swell with clean offshore winds is the best combo of size, period, and conditions in the whole 16-day run. Crowds are often a thing here, so expect company. For everything else, it’s small and mostly clean but hardly epic.

Later in the window, around the 14th and 15th of September, we get some glassy moments with very long period swells (19–21 seconds) but they’re tiny (1 ft–2 ft). Those long-period groundswells can make reef setups like this really fun, almost like a dance, but you’ll be scratching for any push.

So in short: hit it hard on Wednesday the 2nd. The rest is mostly small fry with some clean moments, but nothing to rearrange your life for.

Rusty

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