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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 am Saturday 21 Mar 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
25.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Makalawena today?
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 5AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 21). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 19 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 181 | 175 | 83 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 152 | 170 | 161 | 153 | 110 | 119 | 110 | 239 | 236 | 233 | 175 | 163 | 118 | 116 | 116 | 114 | 66 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- on | glass | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:00AM 0.53 | 6:01PM 0.78 | 5:32AM 0.45 | 6:52PM 0.77 | 6:06AM 0.37 | 7:54PM 0.74 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:36PM 0.17 | 11:04AM 0.03 | 12:35AM 0.21 | 11:34AM 0.04 | 1:49AM 0.25 | 12:09PM 0.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
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