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Ma'alaea surfForecast / HAW – Maui / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 23 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
25.5° 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 4AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ma'alaea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat morning, light winds from the NNE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | E 6 | S 14 | S 14 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | |
134 | 132 | 132 | 129 | 165 | 159 | 157 | 175 | 153 | 144 | 104 | 93 | 93 | 160 | 93 | 100 | 97 | 100 | 121 | 105 | 97 | 152 | 108 | 121 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:59AM0.35m | 10:25PM0.55m | 11:57AM0.44m | 11:17PM0.48m | 12:46PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:37AM0.01m | 3:36PM0.18m | 5:14AM-0.00m | 5:07PM0.20m | 5:45AM-0.02m | 6:32PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 |
21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
 kJ | 134 | 132 | 132 | 129 | 165 | 159 | 157 | 109 | 153 | 144 | 94 | 93 | 93 | 94 | 93 | 97 | 97 | 63 | 97 | 91 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 15 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NW 15 | SE 5 | SE 6 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NW 11 | SE 5 | SE 6 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 34 | 33 | 25 | 25 | 56 | 7 | 9 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 2 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 252 | 218 | 164 | 1 | 44 | 46 | 18 | 175 | 187 | 125 | 104 | 89 | 89 | 160 | 92 | 100 | 85 | 100 | 121 | 105 | 97 | 152 | 108 | 121 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 140 | 122 | 9 | 122 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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