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Ma'alaea surfForecast / HAW – Maui / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 23 Jan 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
25.1° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ma'alaea today?

The current surf forecast for Ma'alaea at 9AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 23). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (23 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)1414141413131313131313134512121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)201919181817171717171717182115151514141414141414
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
WNW
5
W
0
W
0
SSW
0
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NW
10
SW
5
NW
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassglassglassglassglassglassglassoffcrossoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:51AM
0.55
8:25PM
0.46
7:29AM
0.46
9:34PM
0.52
8:17AM
0.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:31AM
0.13
1:33PM
-0.01
1:41AM
0.19
2:11PM
-0.02
3:11AM
0.23
2:56PM
-0.03
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise---7:03-------7:03-------7:03----
Sunset------6:10-------6:10-------6:12-
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-----11-----------------
Temp. °C222222222424242222222222242525242323232325252523
Feels °C (?)222323222424232223232324262728272625252426262623
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