Ma'alaea surfForecast / HAW – Maui / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am 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 8AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)2ft (0.6m)13s
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
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
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
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)131320202020201919191918181818181817171616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)173171126125125123116961451811751281242092092072042021951791731719883
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
5
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:45AM
0.48
5:36PM
0.64
5:22AM
0.40
6:26PM
0.66
6:03AM
0.33
7:24PM
0.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:49PM
0.04
10:44AM
-0.05
11:45PM
0.08
11:18AM
-0.05
12:49AM
0.11
11:56AM
-0.04
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise---6:30-------6:28-------6:28----
Sunset------6:37-------6:37-------6:37-
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
2---------11235671--1331
Temp. °C242424252626252424242424242321212123222322222121
Feels °C (?)252423252626252625252625242524222123222221242222
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