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Makalawena Surf Forecast
/ HAW – Big Island (60 breaks) / Hawaii (267 breaks) /
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Makalawena surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 09 May 2026 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Makalawena surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Makalawena sea temperature is
26.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Makalawena today?
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 6PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NW 11 | NNE 6 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNE 5 | NW 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | |
82 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 22 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 37 | 37 | 50 | 49 | 36 | 35 | 51 | 44 | 60 | 47 | 47 | 47 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:58AM0.32m | 10:05PM0.63m | 12:00PM0.41m | 10:59PM0.61m | 12:43PM0.51m | 11:50PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:33PM0.28m | 5:42AM0.15m | 4:29PM0.31m | 6:08AM0.12m | 6:02PM0.30m | 6:35AM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — |
 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | 6:51 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
27 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 18 | S 18 | NNE 5 | SSW 17 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
 kJ | 82 | 109 | 107 | 107 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 22 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 22 | 37 | 50 | 49 | 102 | 156 | 51 | 100 | 60 | 47 | 47 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | NW 12 | NW 12 | S 18 | NW 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 109 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 42 | 42 | 58 | 58 | 35 | 29 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 70 | 118 | 106 | 36 | 35 | 156 | 44 | 96 | 50 | 84 | 127 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 13 | NW 12 | SSW 19 | NW 12 | S 12 | SSE 9 | SSW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | S 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | S 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 41 | 28 | 41 | 19 | 18 | 34 | 24 | 68 | 37 | 27 | 7 | 29 | 13 | 13 | 45 | 25 | 30 | 18 | 19 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 21 | 49 | 55 | 51 | 53 | — | 55 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 103 | 100 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 25 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 100 | 100 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 18 |
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