Kihei Cove
South Maui · United States
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A pocket cove of soft rolling shoulders on Maui's dry side — when summer south swell wraps in, this is the island's gentlest classroom, turtles supervising from the shallows.
Today's surf at Kihei Cove
Updated 00:13 spot time
Kihei Cove surf report for Sunday 27 Sept: waves 6 ft–7 ft double overhead+, 5.5 ft SSE swell at 8.75 s. Wind up to 12 mph W. Water 82°F. Best surf window around 12:00 AM — good (4/5) with 10 mph NNE wind.
Tides today: high 2:46 AM (2.4 ft), low 8:41 AM (0.5 ft), high 2:28 PM (2.2 ft), low 8:47 PM (-0.1 ft)
Snapshot from the Sunday 27 Sept build — the live hourly forecast below updates every hour.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Know before you go
Best swell
S–SW
Best wind
E (light trades)
Ideal size
1–3 ft
Break type
Reef break
Best season
Year-round; summer S swell
Crowd
Moderate
Safety: A forgiving classroom — stay between the flags, close to shore, and never surf alone. Shallow reef or coral — know the tide stage and where the channel is before you paddle out. Sharks are part of the ecosystem here — avoid dawn, dusk and murky rivermouth water.
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