Ma'alaea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 20.79° N 156.52° W

Issued: 7 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ma'alaea sea temperature is

26.9°C

Ma'alaea surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Ma'alaea today (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Ma'alaea at 12PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	6s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	6s
Evening (04 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri night).
	Wednesday 4							Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	NW 20	NNW 20	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 15	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	151	98	125	139	119	138	0	0	104	103	100	125	65	64	95	92	88	86	57	82	79	73	73	72	72
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				12:26PM0.59m				1:32AM0.59m				1:11PM0.53m					2:13AM0.66m			1:53PM0.47m					2:51AM0.72m
Low Tide		6:08AM0.20m				6:49PM0.03m				7:18AM0.19m				7:16PM0.02m					8:19AM0.17m			7:43PM0.00m


	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31
	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	5:46
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	1	—
Temp °C	24	25	27	28	27	25	25	24	24	25	27	27	27	25	24	24	24	25	25	26	26	24	24	24	24
Feels °C	24	24	27	29	27	25	28	27	25	25	28	27	27	25	24	23	23	25	25	27	27	24	23	23	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 11	N 11	N 14	N 11	NNW 20	NNW 19	NW 18	NNW 17	NNW 17	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 15	NW 14	NW 14	NNW 14	NNW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 13	NW 13
kJ	82	81	78	43	91	181	62	485	617	727	789	735	691	666	657	499	377	305	305	264	261	203	191	183	178
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	SW 18	SSW 18	NW 20	N 13	N 12	N 12	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 15	ESE 10	SSW 15	ESE 10	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15
kJ	21	20	20	19	79	121	198	121	72	71	100	125	65	64	95	92	88	86	57	38	79	37	73	72	72
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SW 18	NW 15	NW 21	SE 6	SE 6	SSW 16	SSW 16	N 11	NNW 11	SE 6	SSW 15	ESE 7	SE 7	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SSW 16	SE 10	SSW 15	NNE 6	SE 10	SE 10
kJ	64	63	63	80	54	117	9	9	104	103	62	39	10	47	15	12	25	27	26	82	25	73	6	24	24
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	ESE 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	E 7	NE 7	NNE 6	NNE 3	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	NNE 6	NNE 6
kJ	151	98	125	139	119	138	165	187	218	15	285	233	226	15	254	13	16	2	651	875	580	685	606	18	19
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	9	9	0	0	9	9	9	9	0	10	0	0	9	9	9	18	108	18	9	9	9	9	9	108	112
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	1	1	3	4	4	4	4	4		3	3	3	3	3	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	3	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	8	8	7	6	6	6	5	8	9	8	7	7	6

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