Maui West
Lahaina surf report
9.2ft
Epic — 9.2 ft.
Saturday, September 26 · local time at the spot
Right now
Swell
9.2 ft
9 s · ENE74°
Wind
This buoy carries no anemometer, so there is no wind reading here.
Water temperature
79.5°F
26.4 °C
Daylight
6:16 AM
sunrise · sunset 6:18 PM
Rip current risk
No rip current risk level for this beach. The HFO Surf Zone Forecast does not carry a rip current risk line for this zone. The National Weather Service publishes this for some coastlines and not others, so the assessment falls to you and the lifeguards — how to spot a rip current, what to do if you are caught, and what the flags mean.
Tide
Currently rising — next high at 3:26 AM (1.975 ft)
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 3:26 AM | high | 1.975 ft |
| 9:03 AM | low | 0.302 ft |
| 3:26 PM | high | 2.074 ft |
| 9:24 PM | low | 0.048 ft |
Tide values are predictions. Wind, pressure and surge move the real water level, sometimes by a lot — see the disclaimer.
Forecast
Model output, not a measurement — NOAA WaveWatch III
| Day | Height | Period | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri | 3.1 ft | 7 s | WNW 294° |
| Sat | 3.5 ft | 8.2 s | WNW 292° |
| Sun | 5 ft | 8.3 s | WNW 293° |
| Mon | 4.1 ft | 6.7 s | WNW 300° |
| Tue | 2 ft | 6.1 s | N 352° |
| Wed | 2 ft | 5 s | NW 318° |
A model computes; it does not observe. Accuracy drops with range, and nearshore transformation is where it is weakest.
What to wear
At 79.5 °F (26.4 °C), most people at Lahaina are comfortable in a boardshorts or a swimsuit.
No suit needed
for 75 °F and warmer
Warm enough to surf with nothing on. A long session in the sun still costs you more heat than it feels like.
The temperature is measured. The suit recommendation is not — it follows the manufacturers' convention, which varies by a degree or two between brands, and it knows nothing about wind, session length or how you personally run. The full chart and what it leaves out.
Surf cam
No cam here yet. We operate no cameras of our own and embed only where the operator allows it — the rule is on the copyright page. Cam operators who would like a link are welcome to write.
The break
- Type
- Reef breaks off the harbour and the town front
- Best swell
- S to SW summer swell, refracted NW in winter
- Best wind
- Offshore in the early morning
- Tide
- Mid to high tide
- Level
- Beginner to intermediate
Hazards
- Shallow reef
- Boat traffic out of the harbour
- Very light wind window before the sea breeze
Local knowledge, not a measurement. Conditions decide the day — check the National Weather Service for warnings and the lifeguards for whether to go in.
Every source behind this page
- Solunar computed · read 2:46 AM
- NOAA WaveWatch III 51213 model cycle 20260926 6z · model · read 2:46 AM
- NDBC 51205 buoy wave height · read 1:56 AM
- NOAA CO-OPS TPT2799 tide predictions · read 2:46 AM
All of it is public NOAA and National Weather Service data, free for anyone to use. What we add is the pairing of this spot with these stations — see the terms.
Nearby spots
- Honolua Bay 9.2 ft · 16 km
- Ho'okipa 9.2 ft · 34 km
- Makapu'u 10.5 ft · 113 km
- Morro Bay 6.2 ft · 3837 km
- Ocean City 16.7 ft · 7899 km
Surf and beach conditions change faster than this page does, and nobody watches it in real time. When the water looks different from the numbers, trust the water and the lifeguards.