Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ma'alaea today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ma'alaea at 8PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ma'alaea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | E 6 | E 6 | S 13 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
144 | 257 | 320 | 148 | 126 | 121 | 149 | 123 | 139 | 125 | 214 | 70 | 109 | 111 | 135 | 103 | 100 | 142 | 92 | 175 | 108 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:24PM0.69m | 4:53AM0.52m | 4:54PM0.63m | 5:35AM0.57m | 5:24PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:42AM0.08m | 10:41PM0.06m | 10:28AM0.10m | 11:08PM0.05m | 11:18AM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 15 |
144 | 257 | 320 | 148 | 126 | 87 | 87 | 123 | 117 | 86 | 75 | 52 | 74 | 111 | 135 | 103 | 100 | 142 | 69 | 68 | 91 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 11 | NNW 8 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | S 11 |
109 | 20 | 14 | 126 | 102 | 88 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 84 | 55 | 47 | 109 | 45 | 48 | 47 | 48 | 44 | 92 | 58 | 63 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | NNE 5 | SW 19 | NNE 5 | N 6 | ESE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SE 6 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | N 6 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | NNE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
40 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 78 | 74 | 70 | 3 | 47 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
91 | 86 | 51 | 39 | 92 | 121 | 149 | 96 | 139 | 125 | 214 | 170 | 15 | 11 | 89 | 55 | 32 | 87 | 86 | 175 | 108 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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