Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ma'alaea today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ma'alaea at 3AM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Ma'alaea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 251 | 303 | 303 | 296 | 281 | 255 | 319 | 316 | 316 | 316 | 312 | 302 | 274 | 264 | 261 | 261 | 264 | 199 | 377 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | 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 | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:29PM0.37m | 8:00AM0.66m | 7:20PM0.33m | 9:04AM0.66m | 8:49PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:20AM0.09m | 2:40PM0.26m | 1:04AM0.12m | 4:27PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 251 | 303 | 303 | 296 | 281 | 255 | 319 | 316 | 316 | 316 | 312 | 302 | 274 | 264 | 261 | 261 | 264 | 164 | 377 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | NNE 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | NNE 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSW 19 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 38 | 11 | 38 | 38 | 14 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 199 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | SW 12 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSW 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | N 8 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | S 8 | SE 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | NNE 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 12 | 38 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 99 | 98 | 97 | 17 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 25 | 28 | 23 | 28 | 19 | 12 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 60 | 544 | 413 | 59 | 240 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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