Wailea, United States

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About Wailea

Wailea is a town in Hawaii, United States. From Wailea you can reach 9 surf spots, 2 kite spots, 2 windsurf spots and 8 dive sites. The nearest is Wailea, a kite and windsurf spot 0.3 km from the centre. Overture lists 61 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is OGG, 23 km away.

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Staying in Wailea

61 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: OGG, 23 km, JHM, 39 km, HNM, 46 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Wailea.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in Wailea each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 5 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Wailea too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert

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1000 peaks19.2 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Wailuku, 14 km

2 ft72 kJ

2 ft25 kJ

2 ft27 kJ

2 ft25 kJ

2 ft63 kJ

2 ft62 kJ

2 ft103 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at 1000 peaks, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	19, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	72kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	26°C
Mon 19Oct	11, too small	2 ft5 smushy	25kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	25°C
Tue 20Oct	14, too small	2 ft5 smushy	27kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	24°C
Wed 21Oct	14, too small	2 ft5 smushy	25kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	63kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	26°C
Fri 23Oct	19, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	62kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore	26°C
Sat 24Oct	25, too small	2 ft11 scrumbling	103kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	27°C

Grandma's16.7 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Kihei, 12 km

2 ft76 kJ

2 ft31 kJ

3 ft37 kJ

2 ft42 kJ

2 ft63 kJ

2 ft62 kJ

2 ft103 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Grandma's, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	20, too small	2 ft10 shollow	76kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore	27°C
Mon 19Oct	16, too small	2 ft5 shollow	31kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots	25°C
Tue 20Oct	19, too small	3 ft5 shollow	37kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	15, too small	2 ft9 shollow	42kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore	26°C
Thu 22Oct	16, too small	2 ft10 shollow	63kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	19, too small	2 ft10 shollow	62kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	23, too small	2 ft11 shollow	103kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	28°C

La Perouse Bay10.5 kmabout 20 min by car

4 ft88 kJ

5 ft167 kJ

5 ft162 kJ

5 ft138 kJ

4 ft69 kJ

3 ft39 kJ

2 ft122 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Perouse Bay, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	19, too small	4 ft5 smushy	88kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	26°C
Mon 19Oct	17, poor	5 ft6 smushy	167kJ	wind from the east, 10 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	16, poor	5 ft6 smushy	162kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	18, poor	5 ft6 smushy	138kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	14, too small	4 ft6 smushy	69kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	26°C
Fri 23Oct	12, too small	3 ft6 smushy	39kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	26°C
Sat 24Oct	16, too small	2 ft11 shollow	122kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	26°C

Big Beach6.2 kmabout 15 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

4 ft99 kJ

5 ft148 kJ

5 ft146 kJ

5 ft122 kJ

3 ft60 kJ

2 ft31 kJ

2 ft125 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Big Beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	16, too small	4 ft6 smushy	99kJ	wind from the south-west, 1 knot	27°C
Mon 19Oct	21, too small	5 ft6 smushy	148kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	18, too small	5 ft6 smushy	146kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	19, too small	5 ft5 smushy	122kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	13, too small	3 ft5 smushy	60kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	10, too small	2 ft6 smushy	31kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	16, too small	2 ft11 scrumbling	125kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots, offshore	27°C

Dumps8.4 kmabout 15 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

3 ft60 kJ

4 ft81 kJ

4 ft74 kJ

3 ft64 kJ

2 ft31 kJ

2 ft20 kJ

2 ft82 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Dumps, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	13, too small	3 ft5 smushy	60kJ	wind from the south-west, 1 knot	27°C
Mon 19Oct	18, too small	4 ft6 smushy	81kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	17, too small	4 ft6 smushy	74kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	16, too small	3 ft5 smushy	64kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	10, too small	2 ft5 smushy	31kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	27°C
Fri 23Oct	7, too small	2 ft5 smushy	20kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	12, too small	2 ft11 shollow	82kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots, offshore	27°C

Kihei Cove4.7 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Kihei, 2 kmNeeds 5 ft+

2 ft53 kJ

2 ft35 kJ

3 ft33 kJ

2 ft27 kJ

2 ft44 kJ

2 ft39 kJ

2 ft74 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Kihei Cove, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	9, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	53kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	26°C
Mon 19Oct	7, too small	2 ft6 smushy	35kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	25°C
Tue 20Oct	7, too small	3 ft5 smushy	33kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots	24°C
Wed 21Oct	8, too small	2 ft5 smushy	27kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	7, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	44kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	10, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	39kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	27°C
Sat 24Oct	12, too small	2 ft11 scrumbling	74kJ	wind from the north, 1 knot	26°C

Little beach6.2 kmabout 15 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

3 ft60 kJ

4 ft81 kJ

4 ft74 kJ

3 ft64 kJ

2 ft31 kJ

2 ft20 kJ

2 ft82 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Little beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	13, too small	3 ft5 smushy	60kJ	wind from the south-west, 1 knot	27°C
Mon 19Oct	18, too small	4 ft6 smushy	81kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	16, too small	4 ft6 smushy	74kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	15, too small	3 ft5 smushy	64kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	26°C
Thu 22Oct	10, too small	2 ft5 smushy	31kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	27°C
Fri 23Oct	7, too small	2 ft5 smushy	20kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	2 ft11 shollow	82kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots, offshore	27°C

Ma'alaea - Freight trains13.7 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Kihei, 7 kmNeeds 5 ft+

2 ft60 kJ

3 ft32 kJ

3 ft39 kJ

2 ft27 kJ

2 ft44 kJ

2 ft39 kJ

2 ft74 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Ma'alaea - Freight trains, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	13, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	60kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	13, too small	3 ft5 smushy	32kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots	25°C
Tue 20Oct	15, too small	3 ft5 smushy	39kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	12, too small	2 ft5 smushy	27kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	9, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	44kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	10, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	39kJ	wind from the south, 1 knot	29°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	2 ft11 scrumbling	74kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	28°C

Makena4.6 kmabout 10 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

2 ft60 kJ

2 ft30 kJ

3 ft33 kJ

2 ft25 kJ

2 ft44 kJ

2 ft39 kJ

2 ft74 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Makena, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	8, too small	2 ft9 shollow	60kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	11, too small	2 ft5 smushy	30kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots, offshore	26°C
Tue 20Oct	10, too small	3 ft5 smushy	33kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	9, too small	2 ft5 smushy	25kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots, offshore	26°C
Thu 22Oct	7, too small	2 ft9 shollow	44kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	27°C
Fri 23Oct	8, too small	2 ft9 shollow	39kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots, offshore	27°C
Sat 24Oct	10, too small	2 ft11 shollow	74kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	27°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Wailea, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Kite near Wailea

Wailea 0.3 km · stays here
Makena 6.4 km · stays here

Windsurf near Wailea

Wailea 0.3 km · stays here
Makena 6.4 km · stays here

Dive near Wailea

Shark Condos 8.3 km · stays here
Enenue 8.4 km · stays here
Reef's End 8.4 km · stays here
Flying Sea Cliffs 8.5 km · stays here
Middle Reef 8.5 km · stays here
Tako Flats 8.6 km · stays here
The Back Side 8.7 km · stays here
Edge of the World 8.8 km · stays here

Places to eat near Wailea

Kai Wailea RestaurantSushi · 0.1 km from the centre
LineageAsian fusion · 0.1 km from the centre
Manoli's Pizza CompanyPizza · 0.1 km from the centre
Matteo's PizzeriaPizza · 0.1 km from the centre
Aurum MauiAmerican · 0.2 km from the centre
Brekkie BowlsHealth food · 0.2 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits