Ma'alaea surfForecast / HAW – Maui / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 17 Apr 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
24.8° 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 4AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.1
E
0.4
S
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
E
0.3
S
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)141414131313131366566612655555111616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)61619387848383821101001121211258044897976453331254065
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
S
0
SSW
0
S
5
NW
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
ESE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassoffglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:42AM
0.41
4:32PM
0.73
4:23AM
0.34
5:18PM
0.76
5:08AM
0.29
6:09PM
0.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:03PM
0.04
9:26AM
-0.08
10:59PM
0.05
10:01AM
-0.09
11:59PM
0.06
10:40AM
-0.08
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise---6:05-------6:05-------6:03----
Sunset------6:45-------6:45-------6:45-
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------------1-
Temp. °C232222242626252424242324262726252323232426262424
Feels °C (?)242323252827282728262326292929292626262729292727
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