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Ma'alaea surfForecast / HAW – Maui / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 18 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
24.5° 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 6PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (18 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (18 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)161615151514141414141413131320202020201919191918
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)32231429427927226826826426125318017317317112612512512311696145181175128
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
SSE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
E
5
S
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassonglassononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:10PM
0.54
4:12AM
0.54
4:51PM
0.59
4:45AM
0.48
5:36PM
0.64
5:22AM
0.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:46AM
-0.02
9:57PM
0.02
10:13AM
-0.05
10:49PM
0.04
10:44AM
-0.05
11:45PM
0.08
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise-------6:31-------6:30-------6:28
Sunset--6:36-------6:36-------6:37-----
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
Rain (mm)
-11------11-1--11-----11
Temp. °C252524232323232425252424242323232425252424242424
Feels °C (?)282826262626262727262626262524232526262525252525
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