Surf Forecasts:
Ma'alaea surf forecast from 7 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 13 Jun, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 23s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 13 Jun, 8PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 21s period, SSW swell with 649 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 6 Jun, 11PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ma'alaea this week:
The surf forecast for Ma'alaea over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jun 06) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 13s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Ma'alaea in the next 16 days are 0.9m 21s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jun 13) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 8s period and expected on Tuesday (Jun 09) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Sat 6th Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Sat 13th Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 23s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Sat 13th Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) 21s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ma'alaea over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | E 6 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | E 6 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | E 5 | S 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 19 | SSW 24 | SSW 22 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 56 | 125 | 222 | 192 | 263 | 221 | 216 | 144 | 79 | 69 | 38 | 36 | 104 | 31 | 98 | 55 | 127 | 78 | 106 | 317 | 394 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 8:43PM0.59m | 10:27AM0.35m | 9:31PM0.53m | 11:23AM0.44m | 10:23PM0.47m | 12:13PM0.54m | 11:19PM0.40m | 1:00PM0.64m | 00:17AM0.34m | 1:46PM0.73m | 1:15AM0.30m | 2:31PM0.81m | 2:12AM0.26m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 3:44AM0.02m | 2:56PM0.20m | 4:20AM0.00m | 4:24PM0.21m | 4:56AM-0.02m | 5:52PM0.20m | 5:33AM-0.05m | 7:15PM0.17m | 6:13AM-0.08m | 8:26PM0.13m | 6:55AM-0.10m | 9:28PM0.09m | 7:39AM-0.11m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 |
 | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:07 | — | 7:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 24 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 24 | SSW 22 |
| kJ | 56 | 51 | 222 | 192 | 263 | 221 | 216 | 127 | 79 | 69 | 37 | 20 | 32 | 31 | 98 | 55 | 127 | 78 | 106 | 317 | 394 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SE 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SW 20 | SW 19 | S 15 | S 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 37 | 7 | 45 | 44 | 38 | 38 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 27 | 48 | 60 | 96 | 67 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | S 23 | SE 6 | N 9 | SE 5 | S 13 | S 11 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | WNW 12 | SE 5 | ESE 4 | S 13 | S 10 | NNW 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 17 | 42 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 31 | 40 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 48 | 93 | 154 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 5 | E 8 | E 4 | N 4 | E 4 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 326 | 125 | 170 | 198 | 80 | 77 | 101 | 144 | 43 | 207 | 191 | 138 | 104 | 138 | 18 | 2 | 11 | — | 66 | 35 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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