Ma'alaea Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.79° N 156.52° W

Ma'alaea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ma'alaea sea temperature is
26.9°C
0.1° 

Ma'alaea surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Ma'alaea today (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ma'alaea at 9PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
1.6
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.7
E
6
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
269
207
187
181
135
133
152
152
183
148
154
150
138
129
173
173
171
156
150
148
148
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
S
0
E
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
N
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:01PM0.78m
3:26AM0.52m
3:38PM0.73m
4:08AM0.57m
4:14PM0.66m
Low Tide
8:05AM0.05m
9:29PM0.06m
8:56AM0.06m
9:54PM0.05m
9:46AM0.09m
10:20PM0.05m
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:34
6:32
6:31
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
28
28
27
26
26
26
26
28
27
27
25
25
24
24
25
27
27
27
25
25
Feels °C
32
33
33
32
30
30
29
29
31
30
28
26
26
25
26
26
30
30
29
26
27
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