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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 Thursday 02 Apr 2026 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
24.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Makalawena today?
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 5PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (02 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (02 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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) (?) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 175 | 175 | 158 | 194 | 68 | 190 | 119 | 111 | 86 | 84 | 96 | 73 | 37 | 27 | 22 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 49 | 10 | 28 | 13 | 36 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:27PM 0.74 | 4:15AM 0.51 | 4:59PM 0.76 | 4:41AM 0.45 | 5:33PM 0.75 | 5:06AM 0.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:49AM 0.06 | 10:50PM 0.17 | 10:10AM 0.06 | 11:33PM 0.19 | 10:31AM 0.08 | 12:19AM 0.22 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:38 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
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