Should I boat at Ma'alaea, Maui, HI today?

Live GO / CAUTION / NO-GO boating conditions for Ma'alaea, Maui, HI on Hawaii, from NOAA wind, waves, gusts, an hour-by-hour risk timeline, marine warnings and live webcams.

Conditions right now

CAUTION as of Oct 23, 11:22 AM ET: wind N 16 kt, gusts 20 kt; waves about 3 ft every 11 s. Boatable with care: expect chop or building wind. Small boats should think twice.

From the NWS gridded forecast for this launch. The live page adds buoy observations, marine warnings and an hour-by-hour timeline.

About Ma'alaea, Maui, HI

Water: Hawaii
Location: 20.790, -156.510
NWS marine forecast zone: PHZ119
Live observations: NDBC KLIH1

How the wind direction plays here

Onshore (waves pile up at the launch, often rougher than the open-water number): SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW
Offshore (deceptively calm at the ramp, rougher farther out, and it pushes you away from shore): N, NNE, NE, ENE, NNW
Cross-shore (moderate; watch which way it trends): E, ESE, SE, W, WNW, NW

Why direction matters: wind direction and fetch.

Nearby launches on Hawaii

Kona / Honokohau Harbor, HI (83 mi): CAUTION, wind N 8 kt, gusts 9 kt; waves about 4 ft every 11 s
Honolulu / Kewalo Basin, HI (94 mi): CAUTION, wind ENE 9 kt, gusts 11 kt; waves about 4 ft every 11 s

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