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Ma'alaea surfForecast / HAW – Maui / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
25.3° 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 7PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ma'alaea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | E 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
133 | 133 | 146 | 146 | 142 | 140 | 118 | 136 | 183 | 186 | 108 | 105 | 166 | 151 | 170 | 121 | 121 | 167 | 264 | 246 | 172 | 158 | 158 | 160 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:04PM0.84m | 5:03AM0.22m | 5:54PM0.84m | 6:05AM0.21m | 6:47PM0.80m | 7:16AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:30AM-0.10m | 00:10AM0.04m | 10:15AM-0.09m | 1:09AM0.04m | 11:03AM-0.05m | 2:09AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  | | | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — |
 | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | 6:58 |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 133 | 133 | 146 | 146 | 142 | 140 | 118 | 136 | 183 | 186 | 108 | 105 | 104 | 105 | 170 | 113 | 115 | 167 | 264 | 169 | 172 | 158 | 158 | 160 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | NNW 10 | S 7 | SW 21 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 16 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 54 | 34 | 14 | 117 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 96 | 184 | 96 | 51 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 121 | 121 | 80 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 7 | SW 21 | N 6 | SW 21 | ESE 6 | S 6 | SSW 20 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 18 | NNW 11 | SSE 11 | NNW 11 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | SE 8 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 10 | 8 | 117 | 3 | 117 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 7 | 4 | 51 | 74 | 51 | 52 | 49 | 12 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | — | E 8 | SSW 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 5 |
| kJ | 17 | — | 167 | 14 | 169 | 347 | 309 | 230 | 196 | 265 | 223 | 195 | 166 | 151 | 291 | 298 | 258 | 260 | 199 | 246 | 190 | 92 | 235 | 52 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
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