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Mala wharf, United States

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Lahaina, the nearest town, 4 km away. Photo: en:User:Calbear22, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

About Mala wharf

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces SW (233°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (53°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 3–14 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 650 m out (1 in 65). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 25°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 27°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Lahaina, 3.5 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 6 surf spots and 2 wind sports spots.

Water about 27°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 12 h 10 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to OGG, direct.

    See flights ORD → OGG · Skyscanner from about £415 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 50 min from the airport to Mala wharf.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Mala wharf does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct232 ft9 ssoft69kJ26°C
Mon 19Oct192 ft5 smushy22kJ26°C
Tue 20Oct202 ft5 smushy25kJ26°C
Wed 21Oct142 ft5 smushy18kJ25°C
Thu 22Oct172 ft11 scrumbling67kJ25°C
Fri 23Oct232 ft11 scrumbling89kJ25°C
Sat 24Oct302 ft11 scrumbling105kJ25°C
Sun 25Oct293 ft11 scrumbling156kJ26°C
Mon 26Oct433 ft12 ssoft192kJ24°C
Tue 27Oct483 ft11 ssoft208kJ24°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to OGG, then 50 min by road. About 12h 10 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to OGG, then 50 min by road. About 12h 10 door to door

The plan picks the best of 8 spots near Lahaina each day: Boneyard, Harbors, Kammies, Lahaina Harbor - Break Wall, Launiupoko Beach Park, Mala wharf, Puamana, Sharkpit.

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Rough cost

About £1,140–£2,130 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to OGG, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£415–£860
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£45–£80
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£270–£455
Food7 days eating out£260–£480
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£115–£190
Total£1,140–£2,130

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near Lahaina

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

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