Māʻalaea Bay

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Maalaea Bay)
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Template:Short description

File:Ma'alaea Bay.jpg
Ma'alaea Bay as viewed from the West Maui Mountains, 2009

Māʻalaea Bay (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".) is a large bay in the southwestern coast of Maui, in the Hawaiian islands. Several small towns are located close to the bay, notably the town of Māʻalaea. The bay is approximately Script error: No such module "convert". long.[1]

The famous surf break known as “Freight Trains” crosses Māʻalaea Bay on Maui’s southern shore. Large waves, or swells, are typically generated in the southern hemisphere during winter, when large storms brew in the southern Pacific Ocean. These are some of the largest—rideable and accessible—waves on the planet. [2]

References

<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />

  1. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  2. Maui’s Iconic Waves at NASA Earth Observatory, May 16, 2022

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".


Template:Asbox