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Ma'alaea surfForecast / HAW – Maui / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 11 Dec 2025 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
25.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Ma'alaea today?
The current surf forecast for Ma'alaea at 5PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ma'alaea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
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 kJ (?) | 82 | 69 | 77 | 62 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 17 | 43 | 42 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:15AM 0.59 | 10:58PM 0.42 | 10:05AM 0.51 | 11:54PM 0.50 | 10:58AM 0.44 | 12:42AM 0.58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:11PM 0.05 | 3:42AM 0.25 | 4:45PM 0.03 | 5:21AM 0.26 | 5:18PM 0.02 | 6:53AM 0.24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 |
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