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Makalawena surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 20 Nov 2025 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
26.5° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Makalawena today?

The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 11AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (20 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (20 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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

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Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sun
23
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
N
0.4
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
Period(s) (?)14141413131313131313131313813161615181717161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)27726125725325317617611110910910883823357161157109162427394371357348
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
5
SE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSE
10
S
5
WSW
5
SE
5
SSE
15
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
0
SE
15
SSE
10
SSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
WNW
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscross-
off		crosscross-
on		onglasscross-
off		crossononcross-
on		crosscrosscrossoncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:53AM
0.82
3:35PM
0.35
4:27AM
0.82
4:07PM
0.32
5:03AM
0.81
4:40PM
0.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:58AM
0.17
9:04PM
0.06
11:39AM
0.17
9:34PM
0.06
12:22PM
0.18
10:04PM
0.08
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sun
23
Sunrise-6:35-------6:35-------6:35------
Sunset----5:43-------5:43-------5:43---
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-----------11--11-----12
Temp. °C252626262525252525252625252524242424252626252524
Feels °C (?)292929292728282828282727272925262727272727272827
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