Makalawena surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 11 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
25.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Makalawena today?

The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 1AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (12 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (12 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WNW
0.9
NW
0.8
WNW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
NW
0.5
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.5
NW
0.6
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.4
NW
Period(s) (?)111111101010101414131212111111111111101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1631721461121088079678963116651167396977675536954525036
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
0
E
5
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossglassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise-----6:07-------6:07-------6:07--
Sunset6:40-------6:40-------6:40-------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------11221-------------
Temp. °C252525252425252524242424242425252525242524252626
Feels °C (?)282929292729272825272726262727262627262926272829
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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