Beach forecast for Kīhei
Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026 · local time (HST) · Hawaii, United States Today, Thu, Oct 29 · HST- Swimming
- Use care · 3.1 ft
- Water
- 81 °F · warm
- Max UV
- 4 · SPF 30
- Low tide
- 1:11 pm and 11:16 pm
Today, Thursday, October 29, it's not a beach day in Kīhei (2/10). The best day this week is Wednesday, November 4, at 8/10.
Beach forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best hours | Swimming | Water | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 2Not a beach day | Not today | Use care · 3.1 ft | 81 °F | 4 |
| Fri 30 | 5Fair beach day | 12:00–5:00 pm8:00–11:00 am | Use care · 3.1 ft | 81 °F | 7 |
| Sat 31 | 4Poor beach day | 12:00–5:00 pm7:00–11:00 am | Use care · 3.0 ft | 81 °F | 7 |
| Sun 1 | 2Not a beach day | No good window | Use care · 2.8 ft | 81 °F | 7 |
| Mon 2 | 5Fair beach day | 9:00 am–2:00 pm3:00–5:00 pm | Calm · 2.4 ft | 81 °F | 5 |
| Tue 3 | 7Good beach day | 7:00–10:00 am | Use care · 1.9 ft | 81 °F | — |
| Wed 4 | 8Good beach day | 7:00 am–12:00 pm3:00–5:00 pm | Calm · 1.6 ft | 81 °F | — |
Each rating comes from sun, temperature, rain, wind, waves, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide.
Today in detail
- Feels like 83 °F: beach weather
- Offshore breeze (6 mph)
- UV 4 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen
- Water at 81 °F (warm)
- Low tide at 1:11 pm: more sand
- Cloudy (98% cloud cover)
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Use care · 3.1 ft
3.1 ft waves every 13 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. Moderate rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 81 °F
Warm: very pleasant.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 4 · SPF 30
Max UV 4 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours.
- Wind 6 mph
Offshore breeze (6 mph).
- Tide & sand 1:11 pm
Low tide at 1:11 pm and 11:16 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 6:57 am and 4:41 pm.
We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority.
Today, hour by hour
| Time | Rating | Sky | Feels like | Wind | Waves | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00 am | 0 | Light drizzle | 80 °F | 6 mph | 3.0 ft | 0 |
| 8:00 am | 0 | Light drizzle | 80 °F | 6 mph | 3.0 ft | 1 |
| 9:00 am | 0 | Light rain | 80 °F | 6 mph | 3.0 ft | 2 |
| 10:00 am | 0 | Light rain | 81 °F | 6 mph | 3.1 ft | 3 |
| 11:00 am | 2 | Light rain | 81 °F | 6 mph | 3.1 ft | 4 |
| 12:00 pm | 2 | Drizzle | 82 °F | 6 mph | 3.1 ft | 4 |
| 1:00 pm | 2 | Drizzle | 83 °F | 6 mph | 3.1 ft | 3 |
| 2:00 pm | 0 | Drizzle | 83 °F | 6 mph | 3.1 ft | 2 |
| 3:00 pm | 0 | Light rain | 83 °F | 6 mph | 3.1 ft | 1 |
| 4:00 pm | 0 | Light rain | 83 °F | 6 mph | 3.1 ft | 1 |
Beach hours only: from one hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.
Beaches near Kīhei
Map: OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles · © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Kalepolepo Beach Park 0.9 mi · W
- Parking
- Mai Poina Beach Park 1.1 mi · NW
- Restrooms
- Showers
- Parking
- Sugar Beach 1.8 mi · NW
- Parking
- Kamaole I Beach 2.9 mi · S
- Lifeguard
- Restrooms
- Showers
- Parking
- Kamaole II Beach 3.3 mi · S
- Lifeguard
- Restrooms
- Showers
- Parking
- Wheelchair access
- Kamaole III Beach 3.6 mi · S
- Lifeguard
- Restrooms
- Showers
- Parking
- Wheelchair access
- Mokapu Beach 4.9 mi · S
- Restrooms
- Showers
- Parking
- Ulua Beach 5.1 mi · S
- Restrooms
- Showers
- Parking
Water quality: check the official beach advisories for Hawaii (Hawaii Department of Health).
Named beaches within 6.2 mi, nearest first. Amenities from OpenStreetMap: some may be missing or out of date. View on OpenStreetMap · Add or fix on OpenStreetMap
Beaches and amenities: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
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How we rate a beach day
We rate every beach hour from 0 to 10 with simple, fixed rules:
- Adds: sunshine (up to 3 points, fewer with more clouds), warmth (up to 4, from the feels-like temperature; ideal between 81 °F and 91 °F), a calm sea (1), water at 70 °F or warmer (1; from 64 °F, half) and low or mid tide (1: more sand). Anything without data is left out and the rest is scaled to 10.
- Takes away: cold (feels-like below 64 °F, 1 to 4 points), rain (half a point if likely, up to 6 if it rains; thunderstorms, 8), wind from force 4, about 12 mph (1 to 6 points; half a point more if offshore, which blows inflatables out to sea, or onshore, which churns the water), waves (1 to swim with care, 4 if dangerous, 1 more for high rip current risk), very high UV (half a point; extreme, 1), water below 59 °F (1) and spring high tides (1: little sand left).
- Swimming: calm, use care (waves from 2.6 ft, or long swell) or dangerous (from 6.6 ft, or 4.9 ft with a long period), based on how much of the wave reaches this shore given the way it faces. In the U.S., today's and tomorrow's rip current risk comes from the National Weather Service surf zone forecast when it issues one; otherwise we estimate it from the waves.
- Best windows: runs of 2 to 5 hours rated 4 or more and close to the best hour, at least one hour apart.
- Day rating: the average of the best window; a 2-hour window keeps 85% of it and a 3-hour window 95%.
Today, in the best window: sun 0 of 3, warmth 4 of 4, calm sea 0 of 1, water 1 of 1 and tide 1 of 1; minus rain 3 and waves 1; short window: the rating keeps 85%.
It's a guide, not a guarantee: weather changes and every beach is different. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
Questions about the beach in Kīhei
Is it a beach day in Kīhei today?
Not a beach day: 2/10. No good beach time today.
What are the swimming conditions in Kīhei today?
3.1 ft waves every 13 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. Moderate rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
How warm is the water in Kīhei?
About 81 °F today: warm. That's the sea surface temperature offshore; it can differ a little at the shoreline.
How much sun protection do I need in Kīhei today?
UV reaches 4 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat.
When is low tide in Kīhei?
Today low tide is at 1:11 pm and 11:16 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide is at 6:57 am and 4:41 pm.
What about tomorrow? Will it be a beach day in Kīhei?
Tomorrow, Friday, October 30: a fair beach day (5/10), best from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
What beaches are near Kīhei?
Kalepolepo Beach Park (0.9 mi), Mai Poina Beach Park (1.1 mi), Sugar Beach (1.8 mi), Kamaole I Beach (2.9 mi) and Kamaole II Beach (3.3 mi). See below for amenities and water quality.
Are there jellyfish or sargassum today?
We don't know: there's no open data on jellyfish, sargassum or closures for each beach. Ask the lifeguard, check the flags or the local beach authority's website.
How is the rating worked out?
From the hourly forecast: sun and clouds, feels-like temperature, rain, wind (and whether it blows onshore or offshore), waves and their period, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide. Each factor adds or takes away a fixed number of points and the rating sums them up out of 10.
More about Kīhei today
Learn more
Our own calculation, using the Open-Meteo forecast (ECMWF, NOAA GFS, Météo-France, Copernicus Marine and CAMS, CC BY 4.0), the tide from Kihei (NOAA) and the sun from astronomy-engine. Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database)