The Cove surf break

The Cove surfForecast / HAW – Maui / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 08 Jan 2026 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
25.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)
Nearby Cam: 2km away, The Hale Pau Hana Surf Cam


How big are the waves at The Cove today?

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 7AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 08). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (08 Jan)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (08 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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

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Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
Period(s) (?)151414141314131313131313131313131313121216161514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)212020181836353417333231303029292929272541655654
Wind
(km/h)
0
WSW
5
NW
5
NE
5
NNE
5
SW
5
WSW
0
WNW
5
ENE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
SSW
5
SW
0
S
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
SSE
5
S
10
S
0
SE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
glasscross-
off
offglassglassglassonglassglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:31AM
0.58
9:03PM
0.42
8:10AM
0.49
10:09PM
0.47
8:54AM
0.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:46AM
0.15
2:14PM
0.02
1:53AM
0.21
2:49PM
0.02
3:20AM
0.26
3:27PM
0.01
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise---7:03-------7:03-------7:03----
Sunset------6:00-------6:00-------6:01-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242323232626252323232323252524232323232325252423
Feels °C (?)272525252727272525252424262728262626262627272726
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