Ma'alaea surfForecast / HAW – Maui / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 20 Mar 2026 HST
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Ma'alaea surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ma'alaea sea temperature is
24.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ma'alaea today?

The current surf forecast for Ma'alaea at 11PM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)--
Afternoon (20 Mar)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (20 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)19s

Table - waves today at Ma'alaea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)201919191918181818181817171616161616161616161514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)116961451811751281242092092072042021951791738498838212212216211354
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
5
S
5
ENE
5
SW
0
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
onononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:36PM
0.64
5:22AM
0.40
6:26PM
0.66
6:03AM
0.33
7:24PM
0.67
6:55AM
0.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:45PM
0.08
11:18AM
-0.05
12:49AM
0.11
11:56AM
-0.04
2:06AM
0.14
12:42PM
-0.02
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise-----6:28-------6:28-------6:26--
Sunset6:37-------6:37-------6:37-------
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Rain (mm)
1224432111-113-121-11-33
Temp. °C242424232324242524242423232223242424232323232424
Feels °C (?)242424242425242725262624242324262727262626242526
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