Ma'alaea Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.79° N 156.52° W

Ma'alaea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ma'alaea sea temperature is
27.3°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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Ma'alaea at 7AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (22 Sep)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (22 Sep)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
1.2
E
6
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SW
17
0.6
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
168
121
119
112
110
108
106
108
119
123
86
85
111
127
122
122
122
121
166
158
197
146
298
144
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
0
W
5
NE
10
E
15
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
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
1:20AM0.41m
1:33PM0.72m
2:00AM0.46m
2:10PM0.71m
2:37AM0.51m
2:44PM0.68m
Low Tide
6:26AM0.12m
8:09PM0.12m
7:17AM0.11m
8:32PM0.09m
8:05AM0.10m
8:56PM0.07m
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
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:15
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:21
6:20
 mm
1
2
2
3
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
29
29
28
27
26
26
26
26
28
28
28
26
26
25
25
25
26
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
29
29
29
33
33
31
29
28
28
28
27
29
30
29
27
27
26
25
24
26
26
26
26
26
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Ma'alaea surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest