Ma'alaea Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.79° N 156.52° W

Ma'alaea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ma'alaea sea temperature is
26.7° C
0.5° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 20s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ma'alaea at 11PM is: 0.8m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)--
Afternoon (23 Jul)2ft (0.6m)20s
Evening (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
20
0.7
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
298
424
411
368
360
276
246
270
264
256
240
432
391
391
295
292
443
443
443
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
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
11:53PM0.28m
1:21PM0.72m
00:56AM0.27m
2:04PM0.76m
Low Tide
8:08PM0.22m
5:21AM0.03m
8:51PM0.19m
6:12AM0.02m
9:24PM0.16m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:07
7:07
 mm
Temp °C
27
25
25
24
24
25
27
27
28
25
24
24
24
25
28
28
27
25
24
Feels °C
26
26
26
25
25
24
26
26
27
24
23
24
26
25
28
27
26
25
24
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