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Ma'alaea surfForecast / HAW – Maui / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 15 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 8PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
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 Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | E 6 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 66 | 116 | 49 | 121 | 118 | 54 | 53 | 54 | 57 | 57 | 89 | 95 | 133 | 133 | 146 | 146 | 188 | 140 | 138 | 136 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 3:32PM0.79m | 3:19AM0.29m | 4:17PM0.83m | 4:09AM0.25m | 5:04PM0.84m | 5:03AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:10AM-0.10m | 10:14PM0.05m | 8:49AM-0.11m | 11:12PM0.04m | 9:30AM-0.10m | 00:10AM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — |
 | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | 6:57 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
27 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 83 | 78 | 73 | 71 | 36 | 35 | 49 | 121 | 118 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 57 | 52 | 95 | 133 | 133 | 146 | 146 | 188 | 140 | 138 | 136 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSE 12 | SSE 6 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 11 | SW 21 | SW 21 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 66 | 40 | 33 | 19 | 31 | 47 | 52 | 54 | 44 | 7 | 89 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 22 | 117 | 117 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSW 16 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 17 | SW 13 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SW 21 | SSE 11 | S 6 | SSW 21 | NNE 6 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 28 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 53 | 19 | 19 | 57 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 117 | 22 | 3 | 44 | 4 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | WNW 2 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | N 6 | E 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 263 | — | 212 | 252 | 331 | 116 | 148 | 83 | 67 | — | — | 1 | — | 160 | 260 | 224 | 196 | — | 3 | 205 | 28 | 52 | 313 | 266 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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