Māʻalaea Bay

Māʻalaea Bay (20°46′45″N 156°29′26″W / 20.77917°N 156.49056°W / 20.77917; -156.49056) is a large bay in the southwestern coast of Maui, in the Hawaiian islands.

The bay is approximately three miles (4.8 km) 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.

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Ma'alaea Bay as viewed from the West Maui Mountains, 2009