Makalawena surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 06 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
25.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Makalawena today?

The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 9AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (06 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (06 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
NE
0.4
NNE
0.3
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.3
N
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.6
WNW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
0.7
NW
Period(s) (?)161666141313131313912161616161515151414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4040913314645444340133869129127119107146171167203191142175
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
WNW
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NE
5
NE
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
0
WSW
5
ESE
5
NE
0
NE
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononglasscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassononglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:30AM
0.35
6:54PM
0.69
5:51AM
0.31
7:50PM
0.65
6:09AM
0.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:12AM
0.25
11:17AM
0.11
2:25AM
0.27
11:44AM
0.14
4:36AM
0.27
12:16PM
0.17
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise---6:13-------6:11-------6:11----
Sunset------6:38-------6:38-------6:39-
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------------1121----12
Temp. °C232222232424242323222324252423232323232425252424
Feels °C (?)252423242524242525242426262424262626252726272726
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