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Ma'alaea surfForecast / HAW – Maui / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 16 Mar 2026 HST
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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
24.3° 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 2PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 16). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (16 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (16 Mar)2ft (0.6m)5s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.3
S
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)15141414145641091717171616161616161615151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)54545350481615400101151147198190186251248322314294275267264
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassglassglassonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:31AM
0.67
2:53PM
0.42
3:05AM
0.64
3:31PM
0.48
3:38AM
0.60
4:10PM
0.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:57AM
0.02
8:20PM
0.01
9:21AM
-0.00
9:08PM
0.01
9:46AM
-0.02
9:57PM
0.02
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
Sunrise-6:33-------6:33-------6:31------
Sunset----6:35-------6:36-------6:36---
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-11123221--11-----------
Temp. °C232323242423232323232523242222222223252425242423
Feels °C (?)242524252625252626242726272424242325282728272625
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