Makalawena surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 14 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 12PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 14). 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 (14 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (14 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (14 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
NW
0.7
S
0.4
NW
0.3
NNE
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.6
S
0.4
S
0.3
WNW
0.5
S
0.3
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.7
NNE
Period(s) (?)10101010101011991294121212541215214445
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)68525050353539342102330002211001031019
Wind
(km/h)
0
NW
0
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
10
SW
5
SW
0
SW
0
NNW
5
N
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
SSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
0
N
15
S
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on
crosscrossglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassonononglasscross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
Sunrise-6:07-------6:05-------6:05------
Sunset----6:40-------6:42-------6:42---
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242526262525252424242525252424242424242424242424
Feels °C (?)282928272729292827272827282827262728262626282627
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