Ma'alaea Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.79° N 156.52° W

Ma'alaea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ma'alaea sea temperature is
26.7° 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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ma'alaea at 8PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
43
42
68
67
57
57
57
40
60
60
59
59
60
53
54
51
53
53
52
52
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNW
5
NE
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
10
NE
5
WNW
5
ESE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:59AM0.56m
7:47PM0.42m
10:07AM0.62m
8:49PM0.34m
11:13AM0.69m
10:23PM0.29m
Low Tide
2:38PM0.26m
2:24AM0.02m
4:22PM0.27m
3:14AM0.02m
6:20PM0.24m
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clear
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:01
7:01
7:00
 mm
Temp °C
27
27
27
26
25
25
25
25
27
28
27
26
25
25
25
26
27
28
27
25
25
Feels °C
31
29
29
28
27
27
28
27
30
31
28
27
26
28
28
29
30
31
28
26
27
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