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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 7 am Tuesday 24 Mar 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
25.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Makalawena today?
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 3PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (24 Mar) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 37 | 37 | 45 | 44 | 95 | 166 | 12 | 123 | 67 | 228 | 257 | 295 | 137 | 137 | 116 | 232 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 207 | 248 | 217 | 184 | 180 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:48AM 0.30 | 9:13PM 0.72 | 8:36AM 0.25 | 10:41PM 0.71 | 11:30AM 0.27 | 11:55PM 0.72 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:39AM 0.27 | 12:52PM 0.11 | 6:00AM 0.24 | 2:02PM 0.16 | 7:01AM 0.20 | 3:56PM 0.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | Fri 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:36 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 |
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