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 beginners: 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 beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 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: Intermediate Expert

Spot

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1000 peaks19.2 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Wailuku, 14 kmNeeds 4 ft+

2 ft29 kJ

2 ft31 kJ

2 ft42 kJ

2 ft61 kJ

2 ft69 kJ

2 ft98 kJ

2 ft136 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at 1000 peaks, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	12, too small	2 ft5 smushy	29kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	25°C
Tue 20Oct	15, too small	2 ft5 smushy	31kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	24°C
Wed 21Oct	14, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	42kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	61kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	26°C
Fri 23Oct	20, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	69kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore	26°C
Sat 24Oct	25, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	98kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	27°C
Sun 25Oct	28, too small	2 ft11 scrumbling	136kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	26°C

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

5 ft166 kJ

4 ft101 kJ

3 ft51 kJ

3 ft43 kJ

3 ft113 kJ

3 ft180 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Big Beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	23, too small	5 ft6 smushy	166kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	20, too small	5 ft6 smushy	166kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	15, too small	4 ft5 smushy	101kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	11, too small	3 ft6 smushy	51kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	14, too small	3 ft5 smushy	43kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	15, too small	3 ft10 scrumbling	113kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	27°C
Sun 25Oct	20, too small	3 ft11 scrumbling	180kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	26°C

Dumps8.4 kmabout 15 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

4 ft87 kJ

4 ft95 kJ

3 ft54 kJ

2 ft33 kJ

2 ft26 kJ

2 ft35 kJ

2 ft117 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Dumps, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	19, too small	4 ft6 smushy	87kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	17, too small	4 ft6 smushy	95kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	13, too small	3 ft5 smushy	54kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	9, too small	2 ft6 smushy	33kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	10, too small	2 ft5 smushy	26kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	10, too small	2 ft6 smushy	35kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	27°C
Sun 25Oct	14, too small	2 ft11 shollow	117kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots, offshore	26°C

Grandma's16.7 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Kihei, 12 kmIntermediate and up

3 ft33 kJ

3 ft40 kJ

2 ft42 kJ

2 ft61 kJ

2 ft69 kJ

2 ft98 kJ

2 ft136 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Grandma's, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	17, too small	3 ft5 shollow	33kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	25°C
Tue 20Oct	20, too small	3 ft5 shollow	40kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	15, too small	2 ft9 shollow	42kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 0 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	16, too small	2 ft10 shollow	61kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	20, too small	2 ft10 shollow	69kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	24, too small	2 ft10 shollow	98kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	28°C
Sun 25Oct	26, too small	2 ft11 shollow	136kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	26°C

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

2 ft31 kJ

3 ft35 kJ

2 ft28 kJ

2 ft40 kJ

2 ft51 kJ

2 ft60 kJ

2 ft101 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Kihei Cove, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	8, too small	2 ft5 smushy	31kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	25°C
Tue 20Oct	7, too small	3 ft5 smushy	35kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots	24°C
Wed 21Oct	7, too small	2 ft6 smushy	28kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	8, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	40kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	11, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	51kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	12, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	60kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	26°C
Sun 25Oct	13, too small	2 ft11 scrumbling	101kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	25°C

La Perouse Bay10.5 kmabout 20 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

5 ft169 kJ

5 ft185 kJ

5 ft116 kJ

3 ft59 kJ

3 ft50 kJ

3 ft55 kJ

3 ft160 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Perouse Bay, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	19, poor	5 ft6 smushy	169kJ	wind from the east, 10 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	17, poor	5 ft6 smushy	185kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	16, poor	5 ft6 smushy	116kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	11, too small	3 ft6 smushy	59kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	26°C
Fri 23Oct	16, too small	3 ft5 smushy	50kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	26°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	3 ft6 smushy	55kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots	26°C
Sun 25Oct	19, too small	3 ft11 shollow	160kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	26°C

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

4 ft87 kJ

4 ft80 kJ

3 ft54 kJ

2 ft33 kJ

2 ft26 kJ

2 ft35 kJ

2 ft108 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Little beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	19, too small	4 ft6 smushy	87kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	16, too small	4 ft6 smushy	80kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	12, too small	3 ft5 smushy	54kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	26°C
Thu 22Oct	9, too small	2 ft6 smushy	33kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	10, too small	2 ft5 smushy	26kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	10, too small	2 ft6 smushy	35kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	27°C
Sun 25Oct	14, too small	2 ft11 scrumbling	108kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore	26°C

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

3 ft35 kJ

3 ft42 kJ

2 ft28 kJ

2 ft40 kJ

2 ft53 kJ

2 ft60 kJ

2 ft99 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Ma'alaea - Freight trains, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	14, too small	3 ft5 smushy	35kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	25°C
Tue 20Oct	15, too small	3 ft5 smushy	42kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	10, too small	2 ft6 smushy	28kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	9, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	40kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	12, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	53kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	60kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	28°C
Sun 25Oct	13, too small	2 ft11 scrumbling	99kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	26°C

Makena4.6 kmabout 10 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

3 ft35 kJ

2 ft28 kJ

2 ft40 kJ

2 ft51 kJ

2 ft60 kJ

2 ft101 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Makena, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	12, too small	3 ft5 smushy	35kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots, offshore	26°C
Tue 20Oct	10, too small	3 ft5 smushy	35kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	8, too small	2 ft6 smushy	28kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	7, too small	2 ft9 shollow	40kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	27°C
Fri 23Oct	9, too small	2 ft9 shollow	51kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots, offshore	27°C
Sat 24Oct	10, too small	2 ft9 shollow	60kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	27°C
Sun 25Oct	11, too small	2 ft11 shollow	101kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots, offshore	26°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