Kihei, United States

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About Kihei

Kihei is a town in Hawaii, United States. From Kihei you can reach 17 surf spots, 1 kite spot and 1 windsurf spot. The nearest is Kihei, a kite and windsurf spot 1.5 km from the centre. Overture lists 43 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is OGG, 17 km away.

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Staying in Kihei

43 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: OGG, 17 km, JHM, 33 km, HNM, 46 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Kihei.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Kihei each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 15 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Kihei too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate Expert

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1000 peaks14.3 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Wailuku, 14 kmNeeds 4 ft+

2 ft29 kJ

2 ft31 kJ

2 ft42 kJ

2 ft61 kJ

2 ft69 kJ

2 ft98 kJ

2 ft136 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at 1000 peaks, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	12, too small	2 ft5 smushy	29kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	25°C
Tue 20Oct	15, too small	2 ft5 smushy	31kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	24°C
Wed 21Oct	14, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	42kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	61kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	26°C
Fri 23Oct	20, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	69kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore	26°C
Sat 24Oct	25, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	98kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	27°C
Sun 25Oct	28, too small	2 ft11 scrumbling	136kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	26°C

Baldwin beach19.4 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Paia, 3 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft144 kJ

4 ft130 kJ

4 ft144 kJ

4 ft83 kJ

3 ft71 kJ

3 ft76 kJ

3 ft85 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Baldwin beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	15, poor	4 ft7 smushy	144kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	14, poor	4 ft6 smushy	130kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 16 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	26, poor	4 ft6 smushy	144kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	45, fair	4 ft6 smushy	83kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	35, poor	3 ft6 smushy	71kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	41, fair	3 ft7 smushy	76kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	28°C
Sun 25Oct	39, fair	3 ft8 ssoft	85kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	26°C

Big Beach12.9 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Wailea, 6 kmNeeds 5 ft+

5 ft166 kJ

4 ft101 kJ

3 ft51 kJ

3 ft43 kJ

3 ft113 kJ

3 ft180 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Big Beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	23, too small	5 ft6 smushy	166kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	20, too small	5 ft6 smushy	166kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	15, too small	4 ft5 smushy	101kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	11, too small	3 ft6 smushy	51kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	14, too small	3 ft5 smushy	43kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	15, too small	3 ft10 scrumbling	113kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	27°C
Sun 25Oct	20, too small	3 ft11 scrumbling	180kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	26°C

Big Eds17.1 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Kahului, 1 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft160 kJ

4 ft153 kJ

4 ft139 kJ

3 ft66 kJ

3 ft63 kJ

3 ft68 kJ

3 ft46 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Big Eds, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	20, poor	4 ft7 smushy	160kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 11 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	19, poor	4 ft7 smushy	153kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 12 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	36, fair	4 ft6 smushy	139kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	44, fair	3 ft6 smushy	66kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	27°C
Fri 23Oct	39, fair	3 ft6 smushy	63kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots, offshore	27°C
Sat 24Oct	39, fair	3 ft7 smushy	68kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	26°C
Sun 25Oct	34, too small	3 ft6 smushy	46kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	24°C

Churches18.1 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Kahului, 2 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft160 kJ

4 ft153 kJ

4 ft139 kJ

3 ft66 kJ

3 ft63 kJ

3 ft68 kJ

3 ft46 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Churches, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	20, poor	4 ft7 smushy	160kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 11 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	19, poor	4 ft7 smushy	153kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 12 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	36, fair	4 ft6 smushy	139kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	44, fair	3 ft6 smushy	66kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	27°C
Fri 23Oct	39, fair	3 ft6 smushy	63kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots, offshore	27°C
Sat 24Oct	37, fair	3 ft7 smushy	68kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	26°C
Sun 25Oct	34, too small	3 ft6 smushy	46kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	24°C

Dumps15.2 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Wailea, 8 kmNeeds 5 ft+

4 ft87 kJ

4 ft95 kJ

3 ft54 kJ

2 ft33 kJ

2 ft26 kJ

2 ft35 kJ

2 ft117 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Dumps, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	19, too small	4 ft6 smushy	87kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	17, too small	4 ft6 smushy	95kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	13, too small	3 ft5 smushy	54kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	9, too small	2 ft6 smushy	33kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	10, too small	2 ft5 smushy	26kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	10, too small	2 ft6 smushy	35kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	27°C
Sun 25Oct	14, too small	2 ft11 shollow	117kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots, offshore	26°C

Grandma's11.6 kmabout 20 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft33 kJ

3 ft40 kJ

2 ft42 kJ

2 ft61 kJ

2 ft69 kJ

2 ft98 kJ

2 ft136 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Grandma's, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	17, too small	3 ft5 shollow	33kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	25°C
Tue 20Oct	20, too small	3 ft5 shollow	40kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	15, too small	2 ft9 shollow	42kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 0 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	16, too small	2 ft10 shollow	61kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	20, too small	2 ft10 shollow	69kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	24, too small	2 ft10 shollow	98kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	28°C
Sun 25Oct	26, too small	2 ft11 shollow	136kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	26°C

Kahului Harbor17 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Kahului, 1 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft160 kJ

4 ft153 kJ

4 ft139 kJ

3 ft66 kJ

3 ft63 kJ

3 ft68 kJ

3 ft46 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Kahului Harbor, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	20, poor	4 ft7 smushy	160kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 11 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	19, poor	4 ft7 smushy	153kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 12 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	36, fair	4 ft6 smushy	139kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	44, fair	3 ft6 smushy	66kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	27°C
Fri 23Oct	39, fair	3 ft6 smushy	63kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots, offshore	27°C
Sat 24Oct	39, fair	3 ft7 smushy	68kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	26°C
Sun 25Oct	34, too small	3 ft6 smushy	46kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	24°C

Kanaha17 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Kahului, 3 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft160 kJ

4 ft153 kJ

4 ft139 kJ

4 ft83 kJ

3 ft63 kJ

3 ft68 kJ

3 ft46 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Kanaha, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	20, poor	4 ft7 smushy	160kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 11 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	19, poor	4 ft7 smushy	153kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 12 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	35, poor	4 ft6 smushy	139kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	48, good	4 ft6 smushy	83kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	37, fair	3 ft6 smushy	63kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	37, fair	3 ft7 smushy	68kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	26°C
Sun 25Oct	35, too small	3 ft6 smushy	46kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	24°C

Kihei Cove2.3 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

2 ft31 kJ

3 ft35 kJ

2 ft28 kJ

2 ft40 kJ

2 ft51 kJ

2 ft60 kJ

2 ft101 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Kihei Cove, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	8, too small	2 ft5 smushy	31kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	25°C
Tue 20Oct	7, too small	3 ft5 smushy	35kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots	24°C
Wed 21Oct	7, too small	2 ft6 smushy	28kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	8, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	40kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	11, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	51kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	12, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	60kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	26°C
Sun 25Oct	13, too small	2 ft11 scrumbling	101kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	25°C

La Perouse Bay17.4 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Wailea, 11 kmNeeds 5 ft+

5 ft169 kJ

5 ft185 kJ

5 ft116 kJ

3 ft59 kJ

3 ft50 kJ

3 ft55 kJ

3 ft160 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Perouse Bay, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	19, poor	5 ft6 smushy	169kJ	wind from the east, 10 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	17, poor	5 ft6 smushy	185kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	16, poor	5 ft6 smushy	116kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	11, too small	3 ft6 smushy	59kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	26°C
Fri 23Oct	16, too small	3 ft5 smushy	50kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	26°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	3 ft6 smushy	55kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots	26°C
Sun 25Oct	19, too small	3 ft11 shollow	160kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	26°C

Little beach12.9 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Wailea, 6 kmNeeds 5 ft+

4 ft87 kJ

4 ft80 kJ

3 ft54 kJ

2 ft33 kJ

2 ft26 kJ

2 ft35 kJ

2 ft108 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Little beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	19, too small	4 ft6 smushy	87kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	16, too small	4 ft6 smushy	80kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	12, too small	3 ft5 smushy	54kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	26°C
Thu 22Oct	9, too small	2 ft6 smushy	33kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	10, too small	2 ft5 smushy	26kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	10, too small	2 ft6 smushy	35kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	27°C
Sun 25Oct	14, too small	2 ft11 scrumbling	108kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore	26°C

Ma'alaea - Freight trains7.4 kmabout 15 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

3 ft35 kJ

3 ft42 kJ

2 ft28 kJ

2 ft40 kJ

2 ft53 kJ

2 ft60 kJ

2 ft99 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Ma'alaea - Freight trains, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	14, too small	3 ft5 smushy	35kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	25°C
Tue 20Oct	15, too small	3 ft5 smushy	42kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	10, too small	2 ft6 smushy	28kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	9, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	40kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	12, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	53kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	60kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	28°C
Sun 25Oct	13, too small	2 ft11 scrumbling	99kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	26°C

Makena11.4 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Wailea, 5 kmNeeds 5 ft+

3 ft35 kJ

2 ft28 kJ

2 ft40 kJ

2 ft51 kJ

2 ft60 kJ

2 ft101 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Makena, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	12, too small	3 ft5 smushy	35kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots, offshore	26°C
Tue 20Oct	10, too small	3 ft5 smushy	35kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	8, too small	2 ft6 smushy	28kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	7, too small	2 ft9 shollow	40kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	27°C
Fri 23Oct	9, too small	2 ft9 shollow	51kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots, offshore	27°C
Sat 24Oct	10, too small	2 ft9 shollow	60kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	27°C
Sun 25Oct	11, too small	2 ft11 shollow	101kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots, offshore	26°C

Paukukalo17.9 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Kahului, 2 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft160 kJ

4 ft153 kJ

4 ft139 kJ

3 ft66 kJ

3 ft63 kJ

3 ft68 kJ

3 ft46 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Paukukalo, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	20, poor	4 ft7 smushy	160kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 11 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	19, poor	4 ft7 smushy	153kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 12 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	36, fair	4 ft6 smushy	139kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	44, fair	3 ft6 smushy	66kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	27°C
Fri 23Oct	39, fair	3 ft6 smushy	63kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots, offshore	27°C
Sat 24Oct	37, fair	3 ft7 smushy	68kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	26°C
Sun 25Oct	34, too small	3 ft6 smushy	46kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	24°C

Pier one17.3 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Kahului, 2 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft160 kJ

4 ft153 kJ

4 ft139 kJ

3 ft66 kJ

3 ft63 kJ

3 ft68 kJ

3 ft46 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Pier one, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	20, poor	4 ft7 smushy	160kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 11 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	19, poor	4 ft7 smushy	153kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 12 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	36, fair	4 ft6 smushy	139kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	43, fair	3 ft6 smushy	66kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	27°C
Fri 23Oct	38, fair	3 ft6 smushy	63kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	38, fair	3 ft7 smushy	68kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	26°C
Sun 25Oct	34, too small	3 ft6 smushy	46kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	24°C

Waiehu beach park19.9 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Wailuku, 4 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft160 kJ

4 ft153 kJ

4 ft139 kJ

3 ft66 kJ

3 ft63 kJ

3 ft68 kJ

3 ft46 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Waiehu beach park, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	20, poor	4 ft7 smushy	160kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 11 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	19, poor	4 ft7 smushy	153kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 12 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	36, fair	4 ft6 smushy	139kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	44, fair	3 ft6 smushy	66kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	27°C
Fri 23Oct	40, fair	3 ft6 smushy	63kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots, offshore	27°C
Sat 24Oct	38, fair	3 ft7 smushy	68kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	26°C
Sun 25Oct	34, too small	3 ft6 smushy	46kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	24°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Kihei, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Kite near Kihei

Kihei 1.5 km · stays here

Windsurf near Kihei

Kihei 1.5 km · stays here

Places to eat near Kihei

Cafe MoonKorean · 0.2 km from the centre
Jawz Fish Tacos Island Style GrillMexican · 0.2 km from the centre
Le Bazaar MauiMoroccan · 0.2 km from the centre
Maui Lobster KingSeafood · 0.2 km from the centre
Miso Phat Sushi AzekaSushi · 0.2 km from the centre
Nutcharee's Authentic Thai FoodThai · 0.2 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits