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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 pm Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 HST
How big are the waves at Makalawena today?
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 7PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 15 | 15 | 20 | 28 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 32 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 22 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 26 | 34 | 25 | 50 | 50 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | cross | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:25PM 0.75 | 1:54AM 0.41 | 2:04PM 0.75 | 2:30AM 0.48 | 2:38PM 0.74 | 3:03AM 0.55 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:28PM 0.13 | 7:14AM 0.13 | 8:51PM 0.11 | 8:04AM 0.12 | 9:12PM 0.09 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for HAW - Big Island
Still cross-shore at Makalawena (light winds from the SSW at Kailua/Kona Airport 7 km from Makalawena). A 0.7m windswell from the NNE
2 h 25 min ago
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