The Cove surf break

The Cove surfForecast / HAW – Maui / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 HST
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The Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Cove sea temperature is
26.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at The Cove today?

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 10AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

Table - waves today at The Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414141414141313131918181817171616161615151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)538153785178741019999123106176322315286295366452441397309376376
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNE
10
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
5
NNE
5
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
onoffoffoffoffoffglassoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:02PM
0.76
2:27AM
0.46
2:40PM
0.73
3:06AM
0.52
3:14PM
0.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:55AM
0.10
8:45PM
0.10
7:47AM
0.09
9:06PM
0.09
8:35AM
0.10
9:27PM
0.08
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
Sunrise-6:13-------6:13-------6:13------
Sunset----6:25-------6:24-------6:23---
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------------11---
Temp. °C242527292826262524262929282625252526282828252525
Feels °C (?)252629313027292726273131282625252627313130262727
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for HAW - Maui

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at The Cove (calm at Kīhei wx 2 km from The Cove). 0.4m 11s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.2m 14s groundswell, also from the SSW and a 0.2m 11s groundswell, also from the S. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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SW
Clean
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