Ma'alaea Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.79° N 156.52° W

Ma'alaea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ma'alaea sea temperature is
26.6° C
0.5° 

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


How big are the waves at Ma'alaea today (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Ma'alaea at 11AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.9
S
15
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.4
SSW
24
0.4
SSW
24
0.4
SSW
24
2.1
E
6
0.5
SSW
22
0.6
SSW
22
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
132
185
325
321
309
279
267
339
264
260
253
249
232
225
219
215
212
222
218
217
311
278
366
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
ESE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
0
NW
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
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
9:40AM0.52m
8:35PM0.43m
10:43AM0.57m
9:28PM0.35m
11:41AM0.62m
10:39PM0.30m
Low Tide
2:23AM0.03m
3:01PM0.27m
3:01AM0.03m
4:50PM0.29m
3:43AM0.03m
6:54PM0.26m
clear
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rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:08
7:07
7:07
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
26
27
27
28
26
26
25
25
26
27
27
27
26
25
25
24
25
27
28
27
25
25
Feels °C
25
28
29
29
30
27
28
27
27
28
30
29
29
28
27
27
25
25
28
29
27
25
26
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