Maui Surf

NW, SSW, SSE Swells all Trending Down Today

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Alerts (as of 1:00 a.m.)

A Small Craft Advisory is posted for the ʻAlenuihāhā, Kaiwi & Pailolo channels, as well as Māʻalaea Bay through 6 p.m. Tuesday.

Check our breaking news section for any urgent weather alerts or updates to the weather alerts listed above.

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**Click directly on the images below to make them larger. Charts include: Maui County projected winds, tides, swell direction & period and expected wave heights.**

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Screen Shot 2016-05-02 at 7.55.04 PMMaui Surf Forecast

North: Wave heights are expected to be about waist to chest/shoulder high today. Swell is easing today.

West: Surf is ankle/knee high today for west shores that aren’t catching the northwest. Breaks catching the wrap are expected to be up to waist/chest high at the best exposures and dropping.

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South: Surf is waist high today with chest/shoulder high waves at the best breaks on the sets.

Screen Shot 2016-05-02 at 7.55.09 PMNorthwest swell is easing today. A new does of west-northwest is expected to fill in tomorrow and peak on Thursday at about chest/head high with some plusses. More swell energy is expected for the weekend.

Our current mix of south-southeast and south-southwest swells is expected to continue easing. Another swell is expected to build for the weekend with similar size to our current swell.

Keep in mind, surf heights are measured on the face of the wave from trough to crest. Heights vary from beach to beach, and at the same beach, from break to break.  

**Click here for your detailed Maui County weather report.**

Image: NOAA / NWS

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Image: NOAA / NWS

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