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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 am Sunday 12 Apr 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
25.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Makalawena today?
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 12PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 4 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 108 | 80 | 77 | 67 | 89 | 77 | 90 | 65 | 116 | 73 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 73 | 53 | 38 | 53 | 52 | 50 | 36 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | glass | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glass | glass | cross | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:40 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 27 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
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