Ma'alaea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 20.79° N 156.52° W

Issued: 1 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ma'alaea sea temperature is

26.4° 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 (08 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Ma'alaea at 6AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	14s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	14s
Evening (08 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 8								Thursday 9								Friday 10
	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	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	E 6	SSW 14	S 13	E 6	S 13	S 13	E 6	S 12	E 5	E 5	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6
Wave Graph
kJ	192	195	195	192	145	143	130	128	126	123	117	113	129	149	78	77	75	72	71	198	205	164	178	134
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	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
High Tide					11:42AM0.62m			10:35PM0.33m					12:36PM0.71m				11:51PM0.28m				1:28PM0.79m
Low Tide		4:01AM-0.02m					5:58PM0.24m			4:47AM-0.04m					7:30PM0.19m				5:37AM-0.05m					8:38PM0.14m


	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	24	24	25	27	28	27	25	25	24	24	26	27	28	27	25	25	25	25	25	27	28	27	25	25
Feels °C	25	24	24	27	29	28	26	26	26	26	27	30	30	28	26	26	27	26	26	29	30	28	26	26
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	192	195	195	192	145	143	130	128	126	123	117	113	78	78	78	77	75	72	71	71	47	49	48	46
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	SE 6	SE 6	NNE 7	SE 6	NNE 7	N 7	SE 5	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 6	SE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	SE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6
kJ	9	9	8	10	8	10	8	5	10	10	10	9	9	8	5	8	13	8	4	12	12	12	12	11
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	SE 5	NNE 7	SE 5	SSE 5	N 7	SE 6	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	W 14	SE 6	SE 6	SE 5	W 13	W 13	SE 6	SE 6	SW 20	SW 19
kJ	9	9	9	7	10	6	2	8	5	4	5	5	4	4	15	6	6	4	14	31	6	6	60	96
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 5	E 6	E 6	E 5	E 6	E 6	E 5	E 5	NNE 6	NNE 3	E 6	E 7	NNE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6
kJ	187	159	129	121	144	74	120	116	75	82	104	92	129	149	23	2	144	236	12	198	205	164	178	134
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	The Cove HAW - Maui	The Cove HAW - Maui	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	The Cove HAW - Maui	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	The Cove HAW - Maui	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	The Cove HAW - Maui	The Cove HAW - Maui	The Cove HAW - Maui	The Cove HAW - Maui	The Cove HAW - Maui	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	The Cove HAW - Maui	The Cove HAW - Maui	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	0	9	9	0	9	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	9	9	9	9	0	0	9	9	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Maui	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour	Shark Pit	Ma'alaea	Shark Pit	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour	Shark Pit	Shark Pit	Shark Pit	Shark Pit	Shark Pit	Shark Pit	Shark Pit	Shark Pit	Shark Pit	Shark Pit	Shark Pit	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour	Ma'alaea	Ma'alaea	Mala wharf	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour	Ma'alaea
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Magics HAW - Big Island	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	4	4	2	2	2	3	2	4	4	4	2	1	1	1	4	1	4	4	1	2	1	2	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	7	9	9	9	8	6	6	6	5	6	6	5	5	6	7	8	8	8	5	5	5	5

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