2026 tropical cyclone season · Southern Hemisphere
Cyclone Maila Maila · SH302026
Cyclone Maila was tracked in the Southern Hemisphere from 2026-04-01 to 2026-04-12 (11 days), peaking at 124 kt (H4) with a minimum pressure of 930 hPa. 60 archived forecasts from ECMWF, ECMWF ENS are verified against its best track; at 48 hours the closest was ECMWF ENS, 132 km off on average.
- ATCF ID
- SH302026
- Basin
- Southern Hemisphere
- Tracked
- 2026-04-01 → 2026-04-12 (11 days)
- Peak wind
- 124 kt · 64 m/s · H4
- Minimum pressure
- 930 hPa
- Archived forecasts
- 60
- Sources
- ECMWF · ECMWF ENS
Forecast track error (km)
| Source | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | 120 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECMWF ENS | 85 (24) | 132 (20) | 212 (17) | 483 (10) |
Mean great-circle distance to the best track at each lead time, counted while the system was a tropical or subtropical cyclone; the number of cases is in brackets.
Best track
Six-hourly positions of the US best track (JTWC / NHC, one-minute winds); grades on the Saffir–Simpson scale.
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind (kt) | Pressure (hPa) | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-04 00Z | 9.1°S 155.1°E | 35 | 997 | TS |
| 2026-04-04 06Z | 8.9°S 155.1°E | 39 | 992 | TS |
| 2026-04-04 12Z | 8.9°S 155.0°E | 45 | 990 | TS |
| 2026-04-04 18Z | 9.0°S 154.4°E | 51 | 986 | TS |
| 2026-04-05 00Z | 8.8°S 154.2°E | 64 | 980 | H1 |
| 2026-04-05 06Z | 9.4°S 154.5°E | 64 | 978 | H1 |
| 2026-04-05 12Z | 9.3°S 154.6°E | 74 | 973 | H1 |
| 2026-04-05 18Z | 9.4°S 154.6°E | 89 | 960 | H2 |
| 2026-04-06 00Z | 9.5°S 154.7°E | 89 | 960 | H2 |
| 2026-04-06 06Z | 9.7°S 155.3°E | 84 | 964 | H2 |
| 2026-04-06 12Z | 9.7°S 155.5°E | 93 | 958 | H2 |
| 2026-04-06 18Z | 9.9°S 156.1°E | 89 | 962 | H2 |
| 2026-04-07 00Z | 9.9°S 156.4°E | 89 | 963 | H2 |
| 2026-04-07 06Z | 9.9°S 156.5°E | 99 | 953 | H3 |
| 2026-04-07 12Z | 9.7°S 156.3°E | 109 | 943 | H3 |
| 2026-04-07 18Z | 9.5°S 156.0°E | 124 | 930 | H4 |
| 2026-04-08 00Z | 9.0°S 155.9°E | 119 | 937 | H4 |
| 2026-04-08 06Z | 8.5°S 155.9°E | 115 | 939 | H4 |
| 2026-04-08 12Z | 8.6°S 155.7°E | 105 | 951 | H3 |
| 2026-04-08 18Z | 8.6°S 155.4°E | 109 | 944 | H3 |
| 2026-04-09 00Z | 8.5°S 155.1°E | 99 | 954 | H3 |
| 2026-04-09 06Z | 8.5°S 154.7°E | 99 | 954 | H3 |
| 2026-04-09 12Z | 8.3°S 154.4°E | 84 | 967 | H2 |
| 2026-04-09 18Z | 8.3°S 154.2°E | 74 | 971 | H1 |
| 2026-04-10 00Z | 8.1°S 154.6°E | 70 | 975 | H1 |
| 2026-04-10 06Z | 8.5°S 154.6°E | 54 | 982 | TS |
| 2026-04-10 12Z | 8.4°S 154.3°E | 45 | 992 | TS |
| 2026-04-10 18Z | 8.2°S 154.2°E | 39 | 995 | TS |
| 2026-04-11 00Z | 7.8°S 154.6°E | 35 | 998 | TS |
| 2026-04-11 06Z | 8.0°S 155.1°E | 29 | 998 | TD |
| 2026-04-11 12Z | 8.7°S 155.4°E | 29 | 999 | TD |
| 2026-04-11 18Z | 9.0°S 155.7°E | 29 | 1000 | TD |