Mala wharf 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 20.91° N 156.69° W

Issued: 7 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Mala wharf sea temperature is

26.4° C

Mala wharf surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Mala wharf today (17 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with W swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mala wharf at 2PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	14s
Afternoon (17 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	14s
Evening (17 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s

Table - waves today at Mala wharf. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 17							Saturday 18								Sunday 19
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 14	W 14	W 14	W 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	SW 15	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 18
Wave Graph
kJ	104	103	101	100	64	63	62	60	59	58	57	41	69	68	39	33	31	29	28	34	34	34	25
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide		5:28AM0.39m				6:24PM0.70m				6:27AM0.39m				6:50PM0.63m				7:37AM0.39m				7:09PM0.55m
Low Tide				11:05AM0.02m				00:53AM0.14m				11:45AM0.11m				1:27AM0.13m				12:27PM0.21m


	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	25	26	27	27	27	26	25	25	25	26	27	27	26	25	24	24	24	24	26	26	26	25	25
Feels °C	27	28	29	28	27	28	27	27	26	27	27	27	26	25	24	24	24	24	27	26	26	24	26
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 14	W 14	W 14	W 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 12	NNE 8	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 11
kJ	104	103	101	100	64	63	62	60	59	58	57	41	69	68	39	30	11	29	28	34	34	34	25
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	N 8	N 8	SW 11	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	SSW 12	NNE 8	NNE 8	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12
kJ	35	30	31	33	40	40	39	60	38	38	35	34	34	34	33	33	29	12	12	11	11	11	11
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 18	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 12	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 7	SW 7	SW 14	WNW 13	W 12	W 12	SW 20	S 18	S 18	S 18
kJ	30	40	64	40	35	42	41	41	36	34	33	11	5	2	2	8	31	26	11	15	25	25	24
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 6	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	97	62	80	157	129	139	149	154	149	191	220	294	327	201	298	264	217	176	188	110	109	197	157
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Puamana HAW - Maui	Kawaihae Breakwater HAW - Big Island	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour HAW - Maui	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour HAW - Maui	Puamana HAW - Maui	The Cove HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Harbors HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui	Mala wharf HAW - Maui
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	6	130	0	2	2	0	2	6	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Maui	Ma'alaea	Ma'alaea	Ma'alaea	Kihei Cove		Ma'alaea	Ma'alaea	Ma'alaea	Ma'alaea	Ma'alaea	Ma'alaea	Kihei Cove	Shark Pit	Shark Pit	Shark Pit	Shark Pit	Shark Pit	Ma'alaea	Ma'alaea	Shark Pit	Shark Pit	Ma'alaea	Shark Pit
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2		2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	The Wedge CAL - Orange County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	4	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	1	3	3	2	2	4	1	1	2	3	3
Header Global	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Kaka Point New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Humenga Point New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	7	6	5	7	7

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