The Cove surf break

The Cove surfForecast / HAW – Maui / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 18 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 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 8AM is: 0.2m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 18). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)17s
Afternoon (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)17s
Evening (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.3
WNW
0.2
S
0.3
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.3
SSW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.2
WNW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
Period(s) (?)131313171918171616151514141513131313131316161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)44443423581081038988847553534227271817171726256354
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
0
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
ENE
5
E
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
0
S
5
SE
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
W
10
SW
5
NW
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
onglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassonglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:10AM
0.79
4:12PM
0.28
4:43AM
0.77
4:53PM
0.30
5:14AM
0.74
5:37PM
0.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:40PM
-0.04
11:04AM
0.06
9:20PM
-0.03
11:32AM
0.05
10:01PM
-0.01
11:59AM
0.03
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise---7:03-------7:03-------7:03----
Sunset------6:07-------6:07-------6:07-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212020202324242322212121242424232322222124252423
Feels °C (?)181819192423242322212121252424242523232125252525
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