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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 7 pm Thursday 07 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
25.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Makalawena today?
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 10PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (07 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | |
141 | 174 | 130 | 221 | 215 | 212 | 168 | 156 | 148 | 146 | 144 | 116 | 114 | 86 | 82 | 60 | 59 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:12PM0.67m | 9:04AM0.27m | 9:09PM0.65m | 10:58AM0.32m | 10:05PM0.63m | 12:00PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:29AM0.20m | 12:53PM0.23m | 5:11AM0.18m | 2:33PM0.28m | 5:42AM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — |
 | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | NNE 5 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | S 15 | S 14 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | S 4 | SSW 13 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
 kJ | 141 | 19 | 130 | 221 | 215 | 212 | 168 | 156 | 148 | 146 | 144 | 116 | 114 | 86 | 82 | 109 | 107 | 30 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 58 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | NW 15 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 16 | NNE 4 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | NW 11 | NW 11 | S 14 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 13 | S 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 162 | 174 | 12 | 7 | 137 | 142 | 151 | 146 | 90 | 15 | 131 | 129 | 84 | 47 | 109 | 60 | 59 | 107 | 42 | 42 | 58 | 2 | 35 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 18 | NW 12 | SSW 14 | NNE 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | SSW 12 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SSE 9 | NW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | S 4 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 70 | 162 | 67 | 75 | 6 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 188 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 42 | 41 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 2 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | N 5 | NNE 5 | — | SSE 9 | S 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 10 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 14 | — | 16 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 30 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 25 | 98 | 38 | 100 | 100 | 103 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 12 |
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