Makalawena surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 12 Apr 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
25.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Makalawena today?

The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 2AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (13 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (13 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.4
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.4
NW
0.3
SW
0.4
NW
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.3
NNE
Period(s) (?)1413131211111111111110101010101010151034444
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8963626596739476767368385452505035353546773
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
W
5
WNW
0
WNW
5
WSW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
crossoncross-
on
crosscrosscrossglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrossglassglassglasscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise-----6:07-------6:07-------6:05--
Sunset6:40-------6:40-------6:40-------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
211---------------------
Temp. °C252525242424252626252524242425252625242424242525
Feels °C (?)282828272726272827272827272727272927272828282928
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