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Ma'alaea surfForecast / HAW – Maui / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 14 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
25.5° C
 (Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ma'alaea today?

The current surf forecast for Ma'alaea at 11PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 14). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)--
Afternoon (14 Jan)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 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 (?)
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SW
0.5
S
0.2
S
0.7
W
0.2
S
0.2
SSW
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.7
E
1.2
E
1
E
1.2
E
0.3
ESE
1.1
E
1
E
1.1
NNW
1.2
E
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)55555513713161212121245556551256
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)85665352621013451224111114141666527486251082144
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
WNW
25
N
30
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		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
/ height (m)
2:21AM
0.74
2:07PM
0.25
2:59AM
0.77
2:51PM
0.26
3:36AM
0.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:32PM
-0.02
9:38AM
0.12
7:17PM
-0.03
10:08AM
0.09
7:59PM
-0.04
10:37AM
0.08
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise-----7:05-------7:05-------7:05--
Sunset6:05-------6:05-------6:06-------
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-13152-----------------
Temp. °C242424232322222321201919181921222120192020202323
Feels °C (?)222222212223191916151313121416171617161716151920
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