Makalawena Surf Break

Lat Long: 19.79° N 156.04° W

Makalawena 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makalawena sea temperature is
27.0° C
0.8° 

Makalawena surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Makalawena today (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 8AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (29 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.3
SW
19
0.3
SW
19
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
1.2
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
86
83
70
62
44
43
58
58
47
34
154
152
152
150
138
32
31
39
43
56
183
178
99
Wind (km/h)
5
N
0
N
5
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
NNE
5
SE
0
ESE
5
NE
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
0
NNW
15
NNE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
High Tide
3:41AM0.37m
4:17PM0.82m
4:18AM0.40m
4:45PM0.81m
4:57AM0.44m
5:12PM0.77m
Low Tide
9:09AM0.06m
11:12PM0.13m
9:46AM0.07m
11:35PM0.12m
10:24AM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:01
7:00
7:00
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
27
28
28
27
26
26
26
25
26
27
28
27
27
27
26
26
27
27
28
27
26
26
Feels °C
30
31
31
31
31
30
29
29
30
30
30
30
30
30
32
32
30
30
31
30
32
30
30
27
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