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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 1 am Tuesday 28 Apr 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
25.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Makalawena today?
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 4AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NW 12 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NW 12 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | |
83 | 58 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 40 | 36 | 20 | 43 | 55 | 53 | 52 | 47 | 35 | 21 | 20 | 34 | 37 | 49 | 49 | 60 | 53 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | on | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:32AM0.57m | 2:32PM0.68m | 2:08AM0.52m | 3:02PM0.75m | 2:42AM0.48m | 3:33PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:51AM0.07m | 8:44PM0.21m | 8:13AM0.06m | 9:30PM0.19m | 8:36AM0.06m | 10:13PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 25 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
 kJ | 40 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 40 | 36 | 20 | 43 | 55 | 30 | 47 | 47 | 31 | 21 | 20 | 34 | 37 | 49 | 49 | 60 | 53 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | SSE 4 | NW 12 | S 16 | S 16 | NW 11 | NW 11 | S 15 |
| kJ | 83 | 58 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 21 | 53 | 52 | 36 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 23 | 81 | 81 | 44 | 43 | 70 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | WNW 14 | SSE 11 | NW 13 | NE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 11 | SSE 10 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 4 | NW 11 | S 16 | NW 12 | NW 11 | S 16 | S 16 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 12 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 25 | 55 | 4 | 19 | 47 | 37 | 46 | 82 | 45 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | SSW 9 | NW 12 | N 5 | — | — | SSW 8 | SW 8 | S 8 | — | SSE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 25 | — | — | 8 | 35 | 11 | — | — | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 98 | 12 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 25 | 0 | 100 | 12 |
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