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Ma'alaea surfForecast / HAW – Maui / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
25.5° 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: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ma'alaea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | E 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | |
158 | 121 | 264 | 197 | 174 | 158 | 158 | 187 | 116 | 111 | 105 | 71 | 92 | 102 | 147 | 146 | 86 | 131 | 79 | 112 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 109 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | 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 | 6:47PM0.80m | 7:16AM0.21m | 7:41PM0.75m | 8:33AM0.23m | 8:36PM0.69m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03AM-0.05m | 2:09AM0.03m | 11:56AM0.00m | 3:05AM0.03m | 12:58PM0.07m | 3:55AM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — |
 | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | 6:59 |
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Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
30 | 29 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 7 | S 16 | ESE 6 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
 kJ | 115 | 121 | 264 | 169 | 174 | 158 | 158 | 160 | 116 | 111 | 105 | 71 | 25 | 102 | 147 | 146 | 23 | 131 | 16 | 112 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 18 | NNW 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SSW 16 | SE 7 | SSW 15 | SE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 121 | 80 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 60 | 92 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 86 | 21 | 79 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | NNW 11 | NNE 5 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 57 | 34 | 34 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | N 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 6 | ENE 2 |
| kJ | 158 | 252 | 289 | 197 | 6 | 212 | 144 | 187 | 261 | 263 | 328 | 36 | 332 | 282 | 319 | 388 | 481 | 401 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 244 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 133 | 133 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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