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Ma'alaea

South Coast, Maui, USA (HI)
🪸Sharp reef🌀Strong rips⚠️Shallow

Ma'alaea (Freight Trains) is considered the world's fastest rideable wave—a 150-300+ yard barrel that fires only a handful of times per year when huge south swells slip through the gap between Kahoolawe and Maui. When it runs, it's one of surfing's greatest spectacles.

3-Day Forecast
Today
15
0
Poor
1.7m
@14s
20km/h
Mon
16
0
Poor
1.4m
@12s
6km/h
Tue
17
14
Poor
0.9m
@15s
9km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
1.7m
SW(227°)
Score: 5/25
Period
14s
Long period groundswell
Score: 6/25
Wind
20km/h
SSW(198°)
Score: 0/25
Weather
25°C
0.6mm96%
Windswell Component
0.6mSSW@3s
Secondary Swell
0.9mWSW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

1:30 am
High tide - 1.02m
8:30 am
Low tide - 0.39m
1:45 pm
High tide - 0.66m
7:06 pm
Low tide - 0.37m
Times shown in spot-local time.

📊 Buoy ValidationBuoy Data

SW Hawaii

433 km away

Source: noaa

Forecast Validation
Buoy observed: 0.0m
Forecast error: ±1.7m

Strike Score Breakdown

0
Poor
Components
Swell Direction7/25
Swell Size5/25
Swell Period6/25
Wind0/25
Raw Score18/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-17
⚠️ Weak Component-10
📉 Undersized Swell-8
🚫 Undersized Capmax 64
Adjusted Score0/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score0
🤢 Morning Sickness👥 Spring Break

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
S (190°)
Direction range
160° - 210°
Size range
1.8m - 3.6m
Ideal size
3.2m
Height multiplier
0.92×
Ideal period
16s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
NNW (340°)
Offshore range
290° - 10°
Best window
morning

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
low to mid

Water temp

25°C

Wetsuit

Boardshorts / Rashguard

Bottom

Reef

Max wave face

4m+

Board

Shortboard

Consistency

1/10

Difficulty

9/10

Crowd level

4/10

👥 Spring Break (Mar 14 – Mar 22) — expect extra crowds

Access: Access from Ma'alaea Harbor area.

Best Season

Peak: May-Sep

May-Sep. World's fastest rideable wave. Fires only a handful of times per year.

Getting There

Airport
OGG
Drive time
20 min
Data quality
verified

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