The Cove surf break

The Cove surfForecast / HAW – Maui / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 11 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
25.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at The Cove today?

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 2AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Evening (12 Jan)2ft (0.6m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.4
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
0.8
WNW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)16141414131313181716161615141514141414131313136
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6151514927262510918616315324221820617126420620316083858484171
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
20
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
ononcross-
on
ononcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
glassglasscrossonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:06AM
0.60
11:03AM
0.29
12:55AM
0.65
12:14PM
0.26
1:40AM
0.70
1:15PM
0.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:10PM
0.01
7:12AM
0.24
4:56PM
0.00
8:21AM
0.19
5:45PM
-0.01
9:03AM
0.15
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise-----7:03-------7:03-------7:03--
Sunset6:01-------6:02-------6:04-------
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
----1-121---------------
Temp. °C252323232323232322212120202024252322222223232424
Feels °C (?)272524232424242419191918181923252223232325252321
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