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Makalawena surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 HST
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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
26.1° C
 (Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Makalawena today?

The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 11PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)--
Afternoon (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (14 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s

Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
3
2
3
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
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Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NW
1
NW
0.9
NW
0.8
NW
0.9
WNW
0.8
NW
0.7
NW
0.8
NW
1
NW
1.8
NW
2
NW
2.1
NW
2
NW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1
NW
0.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)131312121212121212121616161515151414141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3633112231782581751412002729101953205418801585142112121006787656540507469390342
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
SW
10
NNW
20
NNE
30
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:22AM
0.77
1:57PM
0.30
2:58AM
0.80
2:38PM
0.31
3:31AM
0.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:36PM
0.11
9:48AM
0.20
7:22PM
0.08
10:14AM
0.17
8:04PM
0.05
10:41AM
0.15
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise-----7:01-------7:01-------7:01--
Sunset6:04-------6:05-------6:06-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------2----------------
Temp. °C252424242324252324222121202123232321212121202323
Feels °C (?)222222222223252423181917161820222319212020182122
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