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Ma'alaea surfForecast / HAW – Maui / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 21 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
25.6° 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 12AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (22 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 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | |
79 | 112 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 109 | 69 | 65 | 103 | 102 | 91 | 134 | 132 | 132 | 129 | 165 | 159 | 157 | 109 | 153 | 144 | 116 | 104 | 224 | |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:36PM0.69m | 9:51AM0.28m | 9:31PM0.62m | 10:59AM0.35m | 10:25PM0.55m | 11:57AM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:55AM0.02m | 2:11PM0.13m | 4:37AM0.01m | 3:36PM0.18m | 5:14AM-0.00m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — |
 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 |
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Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 |
22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 25 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | 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 |
 kJ | 21 | 112 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 109 | 69 | 65 | 62 | 60 | 91 | 134 | 132 | 132 | 129 | 165 | 159 | 157 | 109 | 153 | 144 | 94 | 93 | 93 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SE 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NNE 7 | SSW 13 | NNE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NNE 8 | SE 6 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 79 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 61 | 103 | 15 | 35 | 21 | 34 | 34 | 19 | 5 | 45 | 26 | 19 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | SSW 12 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 18 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 18 | NNW 11 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSW 13 | NNE 9 | SE 5 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 11 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 56 | 5 | 9 | 102 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 8 | 4 | 56 | 54 | 51 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | NNE 6 | ENE 2 | ENE 2 | ENE 2 | ENE 2 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | ENE 2 | ENE 7 | E 6 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 2 | NNE 7 | E 6 | ENE 2 | ENE 2 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 466 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 1 | 41 | 193 | 22 | 28 | 1 | 21 | 143 | 1 | 1 | 104 | 108 | 116 | 104 | 224 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 133 | 133 | 122 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 142 | 133 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
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