Makalawena Surf Break

Lat Long: 19.79° N 156.04° W

Makalawena 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makalawena sea temperature is
27.5° C
0.9° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 1AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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 Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
5
0.3
WNW
11
0.7
NNE
5
0.4
WNW
11
0.5
NNE
5
0.6
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
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
42
43
37
24
24
41
16
19
58
57
54
49
48
48
130
47
47
93
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
15
W
5
WSW
5
S
5
SE
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
S
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
8:16AM0.61m
6:42PM0.41m
9:26AM0.61m
Low Tide
00:58AM0.11m
2:41PM0.35m
1:28AM0.14m
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6:05
6:05
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6:51
6:50
6:49
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
27
26
26
26
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
28
27
27
26
Feels °C
32
31
31
29
28
29
30
29
30
30
31
30
30
30
31
32
31
31
30
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