Makalawena surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 15 Apr 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
25.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Makalawena today?

The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 9AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (15 Apr)--

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


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Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.8
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.6
S
0.3
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
Period(s) (?)10999911121255412484555131313141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)33222122234100241760322104136195957556110081
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
S
5
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
SW
5
SSE
5
SW
5
W
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
10
SW
15
SSW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
onononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononcross-
on
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise---6:05-------6:05-------6:03----
Sunset------6:42-------6:42-------6:42-
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252424242625252525242324252525252424242426262525
Feels °C (?)282728272827272828272627262728282827272729292629
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