Kanaio Beach

Kanaio Beach is an S-facing beach break in Maui County, Hawaii, United States. It picks up swell from ENE to ESE and SSE to WSW, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 44% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the N: light winds or N breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while S onshores chop it up.

Break

Beach

Faces

S (186°)

Best swell

SSE to SW (163°–227°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

NW to NE offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

ENE to ESE (74° to 114.5°); SSE to WSW (163.5° to 252.5°)

Offshore wind

N

Tide

NOAA station 1615202

Wave buoy

Pauwela, Maui, HI (187) · 49 km away

Cams

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