Makalawena Surf Break

Lat Long: 19.79° N 156.04° W

Makalawena 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makalawena sea temperature is
27.4° 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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 7AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 17). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (17 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (17 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
8
0.4
WNW
11
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.3
WNW
11
0.6
NNE
5
0.4
WNW
11
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
5
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.5
SW
16
0.4
WNW
12
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
43
57
50
42
42
42
53
49
24
19
42
20
17
58
57
54
49
48
48
130
47
22
129
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
E
5
SE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
0
N
0
SSE
5
S
10
SSW
5
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
S
10
SSW
Wind State
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:19AM0.61m
6:25PM0.49m
8:16AM0.61m
6:42PM0.41m
9:26AM0.61m
Low Tide
00:32AM0.09m
1:18PM0.30m
00:58AM0.11m
2:41PM0.35m
1:28AM0.14m
clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
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6:03
6:05
6:05
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6:51
6:50
6:49
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
26
26
25
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
25
26
27
28
28
27
26
Feels °C
31
31
32
31
32
31
33
31
30
28
31
30
31
31
31
30
31
29
31
30
32
32
31
29
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