Makalawena Surf Break

Lat Long: 19.79° N 156.04° W

Makalawena 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makalawena sea temperature is
27.8°C
1.0° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 10PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (09 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (09 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
7
0.5
WNW
7
0.5
WNW
6
0.5
NE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.4
SW
9
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
28
22
27
36
33
34
130
137
154
154
148
133
211
211
208
31
186
181
181
178
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
SW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
S
10
S
5
S
5
S
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
S
15
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
2:55PM0.80m
3:19AM0.56m
3:28PM0.76m
3:57AM0.62m
4:00PM0.70m
Low Tide
8:14AM0.08m
9:31PM0.07m
9:04AM0.09m
9:55PM0.06m
9:51AM0.11m
10:19PM0.05m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:31
6:30
6:30
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
28
28
28
27
27
26
27
28
28
28
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
31
32
31
33
31
32
30
32
32
31
31
31
29
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
28
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