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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 Saturday 23 May 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
26.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Makalawena today?
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 3PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 23). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | |
141 | 132 | 165 | 215 | 255 | 96 | 197 | 154 | 157 | 154 | 150 | 150 | 154 | 157 | 74 | 70 | 143 | 108 | 117 | 136 | 145 | 120 | 91 | 91 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 11:07AM0.41m | 10:10PM0.62m | 12:10PM0.51m | 11:04PM0.55m | 12:57PM0.60m | 11:56PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:46AM0.13m | 3:40PM0.31m | 5:24AM0.11m | 5:26PM0.33m | 5:57AM0.10m | 6:53PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | 6:57 |
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Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
24 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | S 14 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
 kJ | 188 | 183 | 109 | 215 | 255 | 96 | 197 | 154 | 134 | 154 | 150 | 150 | 154 | 157 | 39 | 64 | 143 | 108 | 117 | 136 | 145 | 120 | 91 | 91 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 57 | 57 | 131 | 218 | 212 | 212 | 209 | 198 | 47 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 140 | 74 | 70 | 138 | 175 | 125 | 121 | 123 | 121 | 121 | 119 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | S 16 | NNW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | NW 12 | S 14 | S 13 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | S 17 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 20 | 46 | 17 | 46 | 46 | 23 | 142 | 82 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NW 11 | W 3 | NNE 6 | — | — | NNE 9 | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 141 | 132 | 165 | 18 | 1 | 49 | — | — | 157 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
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