Ma'alaea Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.79° N 156.52° W

Ma'alaea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ma'alaea sea temperature is
27.1°C
0.4° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Ma'alaea at 7PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (25 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
0
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
1.5
E
6
1.3
E
6
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
S
18
0.6
S
18
0.6
S
19
0.7
S
19
0.5
S
19
0.5
S
18
1
S
17
0.9
S
17
0.9
S
17
0.8
S
16
0.6
S
15
1
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
100
144
142
136
121
120
107
165
163
160
227
266
361
177
154
586
481
459
322
161
477
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:49PM0.78m
2:59AM0.40m
3:22PM0.77m
3:37AM0.44m
3:54PM0.74m
Low Tide
9:30PM0.12m
8:15AM0.05m
9:53PM0.10m
8:58AM0.06m
10:17PM0.08m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:47
6:46
6:45
 mm
Temp °C
29
29
28
26
26
25
24
26
28
28
27
25
25
25
24
26
27
28
27
25
25
Feels °C
30
31
29
27
27
25
24
25
27
28
26
24
25
26
25
27
28
29
26
25
26
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