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Mala wharf in Maui is a fairly exposed reef break that usually has waves and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the northeast. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the west southwest. A left hand reef. Good surf at all stages of the tide. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Beware of urchins, rips, rocks, locals and sharks.

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Overall Mala wharf Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see Mala wharf surf quality by season and Mala wharf surf quality by month.

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Use this relief map to navigate to Hawaii - Maui surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Mala wharf

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Mala wharf:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour	1 mi
Second closest break	Harbors	2 mi
Third closest break	Lahaina Harbor Break Wall	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Osterizers/Rainbows	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Shark Pit	2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Mala wharf:
Closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	248 mi
Second closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 2 Buoy	255 mi
Third closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	273 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	287 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	399 mi
Tide stations nearest to Mala wharf:
Closest tide station	Lahaina, Maui Island, Hawaii	2 mi
Second closest tide station	Pukoo Harbor, Molokai Island, Hawaii	13 mi
Third closest tide station	Kahului, Kahului Harbor, Hawaii	14 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Kahului, Kahului Harbor, Hawaii (2)	14 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Kahului, Kahului Harbor, Hawaii (2) (expired 1999-1	14 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Mala wharf:
Closest ski area	Mt Ashland (United States)	2457 mi
Second closest ski area	Mt Shasta (United States)	2461 mi
Third closest ski area	Stover Mountain Ski Area (United States)	2473 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Dodge Ridge (United States)	2490 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Bear Valley (United States)	2492 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Mala wharf:
Closest city location	Ka'anapali (United States)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Kaanapali Landing (United States)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Lahaina (United States)	2 mi
Fourth closest city location	Waikapu (United States)	12 mi
Fifth closest city location	Wailuku (United States)	12 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Mala wharf is Kapalua (Lahania-kapalua) Airport (JHM) in Usa Maui Isl., 6 km (4 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Mala wharf is Kahului Airport (OGG), also in Usa Maui Isl., 27 km (17 miles) away.
• Third is Lanai Airport (LNY) in Usa Lanai Isl., 30 km (19 miles) away.
• Molokai Airport (MKK) in Usa Molokai Isl. is 50 km (31 miles) away.
• Hana Airport (HNM) in Usa Maui Isl. is the fifth nearest airport to Mala wharf and is 71 km (44 miles) away.