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The Cove surfForecast / HAW – Maui / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 26 May 2026 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
25.4° 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 10PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 26). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at The Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 23 | S 23 | S 22 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | |
176 | 174 | 172 | 161 | 153 | 148 | 146 | 144 | 140 | 131 | 127 | 125 | 121 | 119 | 114 | 107 | 73 | 97 | 93 | 238 | 332 | 445 | 428 | 505 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 1:30PM0.59m | 00:53AM0.37m | 2:10PM0.66m | 1:38AM0.32m | 2:48PM0.70m | 2:22AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:45PM0.18m | 6:45AM-0.04m | 8:45PM0.16m | 7:16AM-0.05m | 9:36PM0.13m | 7:49AM-0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — |
 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | 7:00 |
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Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
27 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | E 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 |
 kJ | 176 | 174 | 172 | 161 | 153 | 148 | 146 | 144 | 140 | 41 | 127 | 125 | 121 | 119 | 114 | 107 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 69 | 332 | 445 | 428 | 505 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 15 | S 14 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 16 | S 24 | S 23 | S 23 | S 22 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 34 | 131 | 20 | 30 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 43 | 97 | 93 | 238 | 68 | 66 | 64 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | W 20 | NW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | NW 15 | S 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 19 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | 34 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 46 | 47 | 59 | 40 | 39 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 5 | E 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 239 | 284 | 261 | 228 | 170 | 191 | 158 | 183 | 133 | 35 | 110 | 97 | 129 | 109 | 87 | 147 | 123 | 120 | 83 | 158 | 134 | 74 | 62 | 86 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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