The Cove surf break

The Cove surfForecast / HAW – Maui / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 04 May 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
25.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Cove today?

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 6AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 04). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (04 May)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (04 May)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SW
17
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
163
158
134
90
89
89
87
86
80
80
80
80
48
28
46
46
61
103
104
103
61
129
131
131
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
W
0
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
N
0
NNW
5
NW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
S
5
S
0
NNW
5
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
High Tide
5:26AM0.24m
6:18PM0.69m
6:18AM0.21m
7:04PM0.67m
7:24AM0.20m
7:55PM0.65m
Low Tide
00:30AM0.10m
10:40AM0.00m
1:23AM0.10m
11:21AM0.03m
2:21AM0.10m
12:07PM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:54
5:52
5:52
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6:51
6:51
6:52
1
1
Temp °C
23
22
24
26
25
24
24
24
23
23
24
25
24
25
24
24
24
23
24
26
27
26
24
24
23
23
26
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
28
28
27
27
26
27
28
29
30
25
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
8
Energy kJ
163
158
134
90
89
89
87
86
55
53
107
87
87
85
68
72
60
61
63
46
46
33
33
48
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.3
SW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
Energy kJ
97
96
59
37
37
37
32
80
80
80
50
49
48
28
28
46
27
103
104
103
61
129
131
131
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.3
NW
13
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
26
24
23
80
80
31
27
46
42
61
25
25
24
43
40
40
64
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
5
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
5
1.5
E
5
1.5
E
5
1.6
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
8
Energy kJ
90
177
148
62
119
124
157
138
138
92
130
130
31
37
50
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
14
14
0
0
0
0
0
11
11
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Maui
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
5
9
5
9
5
6
5
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