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Makalawena surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 19 Jan 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
25.7° C
 (Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Makalawena today?

The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 7PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (19 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (19 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
WNW
1
NW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
1.2
NW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
Period(s) (?)141414131313131217161615141414131316161515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)346341218208205138130122145127367318367407347309299339739791730701691691
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
S
10
SSE
10
S
0
NNE
5
NNE
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
S
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
E
5
NE
5
SW
10
SSE
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		glasscrosscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		glassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglasscross-
off		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:31PM
0.38
5:03AM
0.84
5:11PM
0.41
5:32AM
0.81
5:56PM
0.45
6:00AM
0.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:33AM
0.13
9:56PM
0.05
11:59AM
0.12
10:35PM
0.09
12:25PM
0.11
11:17PM
0.15
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise-------7:01-------7:01-------7:01
Sunset--6:07-------6:07-------6:08-----
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242424232222222223242322222222222424242323222222
Feels °C (?)242324242223242323232222222323232524252525232323
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