Makalawena Surf Break

Lat Long: 19.79° N 156.04° W

Makalawena 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makalawena sea temperature is
27.7°C
0.9° 

Makalawena surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Makalawena today (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 4AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (07 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (07 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue morning, calm by Tue night).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.3
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.9
SW
14
2.5
WSW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
2.3
SW
10
2.2
WSW
10
1.4
W
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
1
SW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
7
0.6
WNW
7
0.5
WNW
7
0.6
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
969
624
445
582
515
1533
2446
3581
3165
2227
1376
988
894
392
370
253
143
110
71
43
41
26
43
53
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
5
SSW
5
SW
10
NW
10
W
5
W
10
SW
20
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
S
5
NNE
5
NW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
1:07AM0.33m
1:36PM0.81m
1:57AM0.40m
2:18PM0.82m
2:40AM0.48m
2:55PM0.80m
Low Tide
6:18AM0.11m
8:41PM0.12m
7:21AM0.09m
9:06PM0.09m
8:14AM0.08m
9:31PM0.07m
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:34
6:32
6:31
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
27
28
29
29
28
28
27
27
28
29
29
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
27
27
26
Feels °C
29
30
31
32
32
33
32
31
27
27
28
29
29
29
32
32
33
32
31
31
31
31
31
29
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