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Kahului Harbor Fishing Report

Updated Mon, Nov 9, 2026 from live gauge and weather data

Kahului Harbor: Maui's primary north-shore port and a state Fisheries Management Area with its own catch and gear rules.

3/5
Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Next tide
High 1:21 PM
Air / High
76 / 82 F
Wind
ENE 17 mph

Sources: NOAA tides 1615680, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.

Satellite view
Monday
9
November 2026

Today's Fishing Report

Generated this morning from live readings: gauge, weather model, sun and moon. A fresh report is published here every morning.

3/5Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.

Kahului Harbor sits in the sweet spot of the season: active fish and workable weather. Today brings cloud cover, wind ENE around 17 mph, falling pressure near 1015 hPa and a high of 82. Tides: high 2:43 AM and 1:21 PM, low 8:56 AM and 7:47 PM: the moving water either side of each change is when this place feeds. Water sits around 78 F for the season (estimated). With the new moon, the solunar majors run 11:16 PM-1:16 AM and 11:39 AM-1:39 PM: the windows to build the day around.

The plan, species by species

Giant trevally (ulua)Fair

This band covers Hawaii's water for most of the year. Work rocky shorelines and outer reef drop-offs with bait at night or surface lures at first light; tracking shows ulua keep to small home ranges.

Mahi-mahi (dorado)Fair

This band covers much of the season off the Southeast and in the Gulf. Search Sargassum lines and current edges, where bait collects.

Tomorrow: Similar at 80 F with likely rain: fish ahead of the front. The solunar majors shift about 50 minutes later.Next report: Tue, Nov 10, 6:30 AMHow this report is made β†’

Before you go

Hawaii requires a fishing licence from age 9, from $5.00 for residents, and salt water needs its own licence here. What a Hawaii licence costs and where to buy it β†’

Chasing giant trevally (ulua) here? Check the size and bag limits with DAR before you keep anything. The season dates for Hawaii, read off the agency, are on the Hawaii seasons page.

Water and weather

Live readings.

Tides

NOAA station 1615680 (Kahului, Kahului Harbor, HI). Fish the moving water either side of each change.

Mon
HIGH2:43 AM2.7 ft
LOW8:56 AM1.0 ft
HIGH1:21 PM1.5 ft
LOW7:47 PM-0.3 ft
Tue
HIGH3:15 AM2.7 ft
LOW9:38 AM1.0 ft
HIGH1:43 PM1.4 ft
LOW8:14 PM-0.3 ft

Right now

Latest readings

Air temp76 F
High / Low82 / 75 F
WindENE 17-32 mph
Pressure1015.4 hPa, falling
Sky / Rain63% cloud, 100%
Sunrise / Sunset06:32 / 17:46
MoonNew Moon, 0%
Water temp (seasonal)~78 F est.

Bite planner

Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today. Tap a bar to see why.

5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PMsunrisesunsetPRIMEPRIME

Which day to fish Kahului Harbor this week

The best day on Kahului Harbor this week looks like Saturday Nov 14, at 4 out of 5, against 3 today.

Best day this week: Saturday, Nov 14 β€” good at 4/5, falling pressure, usually the best window of a week.

Today, Nov 9 β€” Fair

A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.

Solunar majors
11:16 PM-1:16 AM and 11:39 AM-1:39 PM
Minor period
6:38 AM-7:38 AM
Sun
06:32 to 17:46
Moon
New Moon, 0% lit
Sky and wind
Showers, 20 mph
Rain chance
100%

Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out: how the score is built.

Species guide

The species that matter on Kahului Harbor: seasons, structure and how to fish each one. Today's ratings live in the report above.

Giant trevally (ulua) illustration

Giant trevally (ulua)

Best: night and low light (IGFA)

Giant trevally (Caranx ignobilis), ulua in Hawaii, is the largest of the Indo-Pacific Caranx jacks, a reef predator that in US waters is fished mainly around the Hawaiian Islands, from shore and from boats. This band covers Hawaii's water for most of the year. Work rocky shorelines and outer reef drop-offs with bait at night or surface lures at first light; tracking shows ulua keep to small home ranges.

Mahi-mahi (dorado) illustration

Mahi-mahi (dorado)

Follows warm water; spawning timing varies by latitude

Mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus), also called dolphin or dolphinfish, is a fast-growing open-ocean fish of warm water, caught in US waters from Massachusetts to Texas, around Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, and from California to Hawaii. This band covers much of the season off the Southeast and in the Gulf. Search Sargassum lines and current edges, where bait collects.

When to come: the Kahului Harbor calendar

Activity by species and month, and how the water warms through the year. Tap any cell.

Species activity by month

1 = slow, 5 = peak. Current month highlighted.

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Giant trevally (ulua)
Mahi-mahi (dorado)
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Water temperature through the year

Typical surface temperature for this water type; today is around 78 F (estimated, not a reading).

7080JanMarMayJulSepNovNov, ~78 F now

Angler reports

Real reports from real anglers, reviewed before publishing. The water log below tracks each day automatically.

No angler reports yet this weekBe the first: your report helps every angler who checks Kahului Harbor today, and we feature the best catch of the week.

Water log, last days

Auto-logged from live data
Sun, Nov 8

2/5 Slow. The wind owns today. 24 mph gusts make boat control the real battle. Giant trevally (ulua) led the card at fair. High of 82 F, wind to 24 mph.

Sat, Nov 7

3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Giant trevally (ulua) led the card at fair. High of 82 F, wind to 22 mph.

Fri, Nov 6

3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Giant trevally (ulua) led the card at fair. High of 82 F, wind to 20 mph.

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Before you go

License

Hawaii requires a valid fishing license for adults. Buy online from the state agency; one-day options exist for visitors.

Regulations

Kahului Harbor Fisheries Management Area (HAR 13-51): two poles, two single-point hooks each (trebles on lures only), no snagging, no nets except the permitted landing and hand nets, 50 marine animals per person per day. Nonresidents 15 and older need a Nonresident Recreational Marine Fishing License. Species size and season rules: see DAR.

Access

Access to the breakwaters and wharves is subject to Hawaii Department of Transportation harbor rules; respect posted restrictions.

About this water

Maui's primary port on the island's north coast at Kahului, Maui County, Hawaii; a state Fisheries Management Area. The NOAA tide station Kahului, Kahului Harbor reports live water levels.

Fishing Kahului Harbor: the full guide

A port and a fisheries management area

Hawaii's Division of Aquatic Resources describes Kahului Harbor as the primary port on Maui's northern coast. The harbor is a Fisheries Management Area under rule HAR 13-51, bounded on the seaward side by a line between the outer ends of the two breakwaters. DAR notes that what the rule permits does not override Department of Transportation rules that prohibit activities in parts of the harbor.

What the rules allow

Inside the management area anglers may use up to two poles, each with one line and up to two single-point hooks; double or treble hooks are allowed only on lures. Snagging is prohibited, as is taking or possessing more than 50 marine animals per person per day. The only nets allowed are a landing net with stretched mesh of 2 inches or more, and an on-shore hand net no more than 8 inches across with a handle up to 14 inches, for shrimp and other small marine life.

Licence

DAR requires nonresidents aged 15 and older to hold a Nonresident Recreational Marine Fishing License to fish recreationally in the ocean, with exemptions for active-duty military and their minor children.

Common questions

Do I need a license to fish here?

Nonresidents aged 15 and older need DAR's Nonresident Recreational Marine Fishing License; active-duty military and their minor children are exempt.

How many fish can I keep?

Inside the Kahului Harbor Fisheries Management Area, no more than 50 marine animals per person per day, plus any species size and season rules.

Can I use a cast net?

No. DAR prohibits all nets in the management area except a landing net with 2-inch or larger mesh and a small on-shore hand net.

Is fishing good at Kahului Harbor right now?

Check the daily report at the top of this page: it is regenerated every morning from live data. Today's read: Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.

Nearby waters

Maalaea Bay8 miKaunakakai38 miKailua Bay89 miKona92 miKaneohe Bay94 miKewalo Basin94 mi

Where this page's numbers come from

Tide predictions
NOAA CO-OPS 1615680 β€” Kahului, Kahului Harbor, HI
Harmonic predictions, datum MLLW, local time. 12 high and low events returned for today and the next two days. A prediction, not a measured water level: wind and surge move the real thing.
Weather and pressure
Open-Meteo forecast model
Queried at 20.8990, -156.4690 in this water's own timezone. A model, not an observation.
Moon and solunar windows
Calculated on this site
Astronomical calculation from these coordinates and the date, not a third-party feed. How much weight it deserves.
Pages checked
The facts in the written guide were checked against these pages, from the agencies and operators that manage the water, on October 7, 2026. Anything we could not verify was taken out.
The written guide on this page
Pablo Ruiz Quintero
How this page was made. The daily report is computed by our scoring engine from live readings; nobody types it. The written text was drafted with AI assistance from the official pages listed above, and its facts were checked against those pages by automated verification on October 7, 2026; anything that could not be verified was taken out. Pablo Ruiz Quintero sets every guideline, the data-verification system and the minimum standards a page must meet to be published, reviews page structure and approves what goes live; the responsibility is his, and the AI carries out the work. We work this way because it is how one person can keep every page current with named sources. Errors are published in the verification log; the full policy is in the editorial policy.

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