Ma'alaea Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.79° N 156.52° W

Ma'alaea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 08 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ma'alaea sea temperature is
26.8°C
0.6° 

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 (09 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ma'alaea at 12AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 08). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 12s 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) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Nov)--
Afternoon (09 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (09 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Wed morning).

Sun
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
S
11
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
11
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
7
0.3
S
10
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
1
E
6
0.5
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
SSW
16
1.6
E
6
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
46
45
43
40
39
21
0
0
19
55
55
69
83
57
89
164
51
51
85
83
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
5
N
0
NE
10
N
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
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
3:10PM0.37m
4:04AM0.78m
3:48PM0.34m
4:41AM0.79m
4:27PM0.30m
Low Tide
8:39PM-0.00m
10:47AM0.15m
9:10PM0.01m
11:33AM0.15m
9:44PM0.02m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:33
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5:46
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Temp °C
26
25
24
24
24
24
26
27
26
25
24
23
24
24
27
27
26
25
24
24
24
Feels °C
26
25
24
24
24
24
28
29
27
26
25
24
25
24
27
28
26
24
22
23
22
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