Surf Forecasts:
Kihei Cove surf forecast from 26 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 26 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period, SSW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 26 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period, SSW swell with 610 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 26 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Kihei Cove this week:
The surf forecast for Kihei Cove over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 26) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 17s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Kihei Cove in the next 16 days are 1.0m 17s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 26) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.5m 7s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 01) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Sun 26th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 17s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sun 26th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 17s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Sun 26th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Kihei Cove over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s see what we’ve got for Kihei Cove. It’s a pretty quiet spell overall, with just a couple of spots worth getting out for. The start has some clean little waves, but then we hit a long patch of flatness before a possible bump right at the tail end of the outlook.
We kick off this Sunday, July 26th, with a nice pulse of swell coming from the SSW with a long 16-second period, rolling in at about 3ft. The wind is cross-off from the NNE at 9 mph, keeping it real clean. Wave energy is at 581 – moderate, but with that long period it should have some good shape. This is the best of the first week. Water temperature is about normal for the season.
Monday the 27th drops a little to 3ft, still clean with light cross-off winds. Tuesday stays around 2ft but the energy drops, and by Wednesday things start looking pretty poor through Thursday morning. Thursday the 30th does have a glassy moment with a little S swell, but don’t get too excited.
Then it gets real quiet. From Friday the 31st all the way through to the 9th of August, we’re looking at waves mostly between 1ft and 2ft with combined energy readings often below 200, sometimes under 100 – that’s weak. Winds stay clean a lot of the time, but there’s just no power. It’s a long flat run. Beginners might find something tiny and glassy to mess around on, but for most, it’s a waiting game.
The one bright spot in the second week is Monday, August 10th. That’s more than two weeks away, so it’s a long-range hope, but it looks promising. The SSW swell should bounce back up to around 3ft with a 15-second period and combined energy of 407. Winds are light offshore from the NNE at just 3 mph. If that forecast holds, it’ll be the best day since the start.
So, here’s the call: if you want clean little waves, hit this Sunday, and keep your eye on that Monday, August 10th. The rest is mostly a flat spell.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 561 | 452 | 411 | 288 | 284 | 213 | 192 | 198 | 195 | 247 | 176 | 229 | 192 | 173 | 166 | 171 | 158 | 146 | 127 | 91 | 99 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:44PM0.78m | 2:36AM0.29m | 3:20PM0.80m | 3:19AM0.31m | 3:55PM0.80m | 3:59AM0.33m | 4:28PM0.78m | 4:39AM0.35m | 4:59PM0.76m | 5:21AM0.37m | 5:29PM0.71m | 6:06AM0.41m | 5:59PM0.65m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:53PM0.13m | 7:44AM0.01m | 10:20PM0.11m | 8:27AM0.01m | 10:47PM0.10m | 9:07AM0.02m | 11:12PM0.08m | 9:48AM0.04m | 11:39PM0.07m | 10:31AM0.07m | 00:05AM0.06m | 11:18AM0.11m | 00:34AM0.05m | ||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
 | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 11 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | E 15 | E 15 | SSW 15 | E 14 | SW 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 561 | 513 | 585 | 820 | 988 | 991 | 1376 | 1445 | 593 | 180 | 132 | 229 | 192 | 173 | 166 | 219 | 208 | 146 | 199 | 91 | 153 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | S 13 | SSW 15 | S 12 | SSW 14 | S 11 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 334 | 452 | 411 | 288 | 284 | 213 | 192 | 198 | 195 | 247 | 176 | 58 | 154 | 152 | 130 | 117 | 158 | 72 | 127 | 22 | 99 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | S 9 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 16 | W 8 | E 18 | E 17 | E 16 | SSW 16 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | — | S 11 |
| kJ | 20 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 7 | 18 | 17 | 78 | 1 | 26 | 52 | 124 | 171 | 75 | 2 | 42 | — | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 |
| kJ | 106 | 158 | 57 | 1215 | 1791 | 1654 | 115 | — | — | — | — | 361 | 276 | 216 | 353 | 413 | 364 | 554 | 479 | 622 | 601 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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