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The Cove surfForecast / HAW – Maui / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 17 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
25.2° 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 9AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 17). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 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 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 21 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | |
97 | 153 | 140 | 135 | 135 | 131 | 193 | 188 | 186 | 183 | 183 | 251 | 251 | 168 | 163 | 123 | 166 | 229 | 239 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 246 | 222 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 4:09AM0.25m | 5:04PM0.84m | 5:03AM0.22m | 5:54PM0.84m | 6:05AM0.21m | 6:47PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:12PM0.04m | 9:30AM-0.10m | 00:10AM0.04m | 10:15AM-0.09m | 1:09AM0.04m | 11:03AM-0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
28 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 25 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 135 | 135 | 109 | 109 | 113 | 113 | 193 | 188 | 186 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 172 | 168 | 163 | 123 | 166 | 229 | 239 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 246 | 222 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 10 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 23 | 14 | 140 | 135 | 135 | 131 | 180 | 90 | 62 | 61 | 63 | 251 | 251 | 96 | 87 | 51 | 90 | 80 | 80 | 101 | 99 | 100 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 21 | S 6 | SW 21 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 6 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | S 10 |
| kJ | 97 | 153 | 74 | 74 | 54 | 117 | 7 | 72 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 3 | 49 | 51 | 75 | 37 | 30 | 8 | 18 | 80 | 80 | 30 | 7 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | 234 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 273 | 392 | 466 | 427 | 381 | 304 | 338 | 264 | 222 | 214 | 214 | 178 | 143 | 297 | 298 | 184 | 264 | 292 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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