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Ma'alaea surfForecast / HAW – Maui / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 05 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
25.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Ma'alaea today?
The current surf forecast for Ma'alaea at 3PM is: 0.2m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
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 Wed morning, min 22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 6 | E 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | |
120 | 86 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 42 | 59 | 119 | 31 | 44 | 84 | 85 | 146 | 100 | 99 | 83 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 106 | 68 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:18AM0.21m | 7:04PM0.67m | 7:24AM0.20m | 7:55PM0.65m | 8:44AM0.21m | 8:48PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:21AM0.03m | 2:21AM0.10m | 12:07PM0.06m | 3:20AM0.09m | 1:02PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 |
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Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 |
 kJ | 71 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 63 | 60 | 58 | 42 | 57 | 41 | 29 | 27 | 39 | 38 | 146 | 100 | 99 | 95 | 124 | 287 | 119 | 119 | 323 | 309 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 15 | NW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 53 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 3 | 27 | 27 | 59 | 119 | 31 | 44 | 84 | 85 | 33 | 38 | 24 | 83 | 69 | 70 | 174 | 132 | 106 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 9 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 42 | 26 | 13 | 22 | 12 | 25 | 65 | 9 | 49 | 75 | 23 | 66 | 62 | 70 | 71 | 41 | 62 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | E 3 | — | — | N 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 8 |
| kJ | 120 | 86 | 76 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 10 | 15 | 104 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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